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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 5, 1979 - Issue 2
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Effects of word frequency on adult age differences in word memory span

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Pages 161-169 | Received 31 Oct 1978, Accepted 08 Jan 1979, Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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