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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
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Research Article

Age-Related Differences in Overcoming Interference When Selectively Remembering Important Information

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Pages 190-205 | Received 27 Oct 2022, Accepted 27 Jan 2023, Published online: 06 Feb 2023

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