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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 19, 1993 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Age differences in summarizing descriptive and procedural texts

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Pages 39-51 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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