Grandparents raising grandchildren: Formation, disruption and intergenerational transmission of attachment

Australian Social Work

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-184

  Connor, Sandi ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Grandchildren; Grandparent

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055310356     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070600651887     Document Type: Article

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