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BRIEF REPORT

The emotional memory effect in Alzheimer's disease: Emotional words enhance recollective experience similarly in patients and control participants

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Pages 342-350 | Received 18 Jun 2013, Accepted 18 Mar 2014, Published online: 15 Apr 2014

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