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Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States

OBJECTIVES: We document the size and characteristics of the population of older adults without close kin in the contemporary United States. METHODS: Using the Health and Retirement Study, we examine the prevalence of lacking different types and combinations of living kin, examine how kinless-ness is...

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Published in:J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
Main Authors: Margolis, Rachel, Verdery, Ashton M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927096/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28575387
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx068
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