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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
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Original Articles

Aging and guided visual search: the role of visual working memory

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Pages 535-549 | Received 22 Oct 2016, Accepted 13 Jun 2017, Published online: 22 Jun 2017

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