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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 22, 1996 - Issue 2
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Older Adults' Strategic Superiority with Mental Multiplication: A Generation Effect Assessment

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Pages 155-169 | Received 10 Jan 1995, Accepted 25 May 1995, Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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