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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 16, 1990 - Issue 2
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Age differences in the temporal continuity of gratings as a function of their spatial frequency

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Pages 61-65 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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