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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 19, 1993 - Issue 3
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Stroop interference: Aging effects assessed with the stroop color-word test

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Pages 209-224 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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