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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 37, 2011 - Issue 4
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Avoiding Threat in Late Adulthood: Testing Two Life Span Theories of Emotion

Pages 449-472 | Received 30 Apr 2009, Accepted 14 Feb 2010, Published online: 29 Jul 2011

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