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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 6, 1980 - Issue 5
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Risk taking through the adult life span

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Pages 463-473 | Received 04 Feb 1980, Accepted 15 Aug 1980, Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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