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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 24, 1998 - Issue 4
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Age , Target - Distractor Similarity , and Visual Search

Charles T. Scialfa Shane P. Esau Kenneth M. Joffe
Pages 337-358 | Published online: 11 Nov 2010

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