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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 4, 1997 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

Age differences in feature and conjunction search: Implications for theories of visual search and generalized slowing

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Pages 227-246 | Accepted 10 Feb 1997, Published online: 25 Sep 2007

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