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Parent care: the core component of intergenerational relationships in middle and late adulthood

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Marcoen, A. Parent care: the core component of intergenerational relationships in middle and late adulthood. Eur J Ageing 2, 208–212 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-005-0009-6

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