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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 10, 1984 - Issue 4
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Age differences in response time to verbal and symbolic traffic signs

Pages 201-204 | Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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