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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 21, 1995 - Issue 4
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Neuropsychological test performance, cognitive functioning, blood pressure, and age: The framingham heart study

Merrill F. Elias University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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Ralph B. D'Agostino Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Penelope Kelly Elias Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Philip A. Wolf Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 369-391 | Received 10 May 1995, Accepted 31 May 1995, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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