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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 31, 2005 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

INTRAPERSONAL AND EXTRAPERSONAL SPACE: PERFORMANCE OF OLDER ADULTS ON ECOLOGICALLY VALID ORIENTATION TASKS

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Pages 205-216 | Received 27 Oct 2003, Accepted 25 Jun 2004, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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