Asking the age question in elderly populations: A reverse record check study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Smit, Johannes H ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Schmand, Ben A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL;

EID: 0030811053     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.4.P175     Document Type: Article

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