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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 7, 1981 - Issue 4
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Looking back: An analysis of reminiscence functions and triggers

Michael Romaniuk Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, U.S.A.
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Jean Gasen Romaniuk Virginia Center on Aging, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, U.S.A.
Pages 477-489 | Received 18 May 1981, Accepted 19 Aug 1981, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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