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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 40, 2014 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Individual Differences in Subjective Organization and Verbal Learning in Old Age

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Pages 531-554 | Received 14 Jan 2013, Accepted 16 Jul 2013, Published online: 16 Oct 2014

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