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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 9, 1983 - Issue 3
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The use of focused attention in visual search by young and old adults

Robert D. Nebes Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., 27710
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David J. Madden Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., 27710
Pages 139-143 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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