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

Simple verbal analogical reasoning and its predictors in old age

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Pages 693-709 | Received 16 Feb 2018, Accepted 02 Sep 2019, Published online: 22 Sep 2019

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