Adaptive Cognition and Aging

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-248

  Blanchard Fields, Fredda ^a   Chen, Yiwei ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030306805     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764296039003003     Document Type: Article

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