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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 41, 2015 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Face Naming and Retrieval Inhibition in Old and Very Old Age

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Pages 39-56 | Received 14 Mar 2013, Accepted 02 Dec 2013, Published online: 13 Dec 2014

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