Grandparenting in rural China

Generations

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-52

  Silverstein, Merril ^a   Cong, Zhen ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84883077996     PISSN: 07387806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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