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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
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Theory of mind and the Ultimatum Game in healthy adult aging

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Pages 246-257 | Received 21 Sep 2016, Accepted 24 May 2017, Published online: 03 Apr 2018

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