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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 34, 2007 - Issue 1
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Characterizing and Explaining Differences in Cognitive Test Performance Between African American and European American Older Adults

Adrienne Aiken Morgan Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, USA
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Michael Marsiske Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Keith E. Whitfield Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Pages 80-100 | Received 23 Oct 2005, Accepted 11 Aug 2006, Published online: 11 Jan 2008

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