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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 36, 2010 - Issue 3
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Dividing Time: Concurrent Timing of Auditory and Visual Events by Young and Elderly Adults

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Pages 306-324 | Received 21 Aug 2008, Accepted 13 Apr 2009, Published online: 08 Jun 2010

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