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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 11, 1985 - Issue 3
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Memory performance in individuals with primary degenerative dementia: Its similarity to diazepam-induced impairments

Robert I. Block Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, U.S.A.
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Marlene Devoe Department of Psychology, Wayne State University and Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, 48207, U.S.A.
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Barbara Stanley Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State University and Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, 48207, U.S.A.
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Michael Stanley Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State University and Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, 48207, U.S.A.; Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University and Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, 48207, U.S.A.
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Nunzio Pomara Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State University and Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, 48207, U.S.A.
Pages 151-155 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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