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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 1, 1994 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Age and skill differences in typing related and unrelated reaction time tasks

Pages 310-322 | Accepted 21 Jul 1994, Published online: 25 Sep 2007

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