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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
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Are There Age-Related Differences in Social Suggestibility to Central and Peripheral Misinformation?

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Pages 342-369 | Received 04 Oct 2011, Accepted 11 Aug 2012, Published online: 22 Apr 2013

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