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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 45, 2019 - Issue 4
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The Role of Executive Functions in Object- and Action-Naming among Older Adults

Eve HigbyDepartment of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA;Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dalia Cahana-AmitayDepartment of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MAView further author information
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Amy Vogel-EynyDepartment of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NYView further author information
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Avron Spiro IIIVeterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA;Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA;Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MAView further author information
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Martin L. AlbertDepartment of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MAView further author information
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Loraine K. OblerDepartment of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA;Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NYView further author information
Pages 306-330 | Received 23 Jul 2016, Accepted 20 Jan 2019, Published online: 20 Jun 2019

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