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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 30, 2004 - Issue 4
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Pointing to an Allocentric and Egocentric Remembered Target in Younger and Older Adults

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Pages 391-406 | Received 01 Aug 2004, Accepted 01 Mar 2004, Published online: 17 Aug 2010

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