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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 40, 2014 - Issue 2
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Cognitive Aging and Training: The Role of Instructional Coherence and Advance Organizers

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Pages 164-186 | Received 01 Feb 2012, Accepted 23 Mar 2013, Published online: 13 Mar 2014

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