The significance of grandparents to grandchildren: An international perspective

The SAGE Handbook of Social Gerontology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 447-458

  Uhlenberg, Peter ^a   Cheuk, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84949983291     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446200933.n34     Document Type: Chapter

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