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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 17, 2009 - Issue 1
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Aging and Visual Short-term Memory: Effects of Object Type and Information Load

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Pages 35-54 | Received 17 Dec 2007, Accepted 29 Apr 2009, Published online: 22 Jul 2009

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