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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 38, 2012 - Issue 3
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Race Differences in Intellectual Control Beliefs and Cognitive Functioning

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Pages 247-264 | Received 04 Apr 2010, Accepted 04 May 2011, Published online: 27 Apr 2012

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