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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 40, 2014 - Issue 1
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Emotion Recognition Ability and Mild Depressive Symptoms in Late Adulthood

Pages 1-12 | Received 30 Apr 2009, Accepted 15 Dec 2012, Published online: 27 Jan 2014

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