Women and middle-aged individuals report using more prospective memory aids

Psychological Reports

Volumn 85, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1139-1153

  Long, Thomas E ^a   Cameron, Kimberly A ^b   Harju, Beverly L ^b   Lutz, John ^b   Means, Larry W ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0007050365     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1999.85.3f.1139     Document Type: Article

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