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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
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The effects of thematic relations on picture naming abilities across the lifespan

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Pages 499-512 | Received 20 Aug 2015, Accepted 16 Nov 2015, Published online: 14 Dec 2015

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