The advantage of being broad-minded: Brain diameter and neuropsychological test performance in elderly war veterans

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Creasey, Helen ^b   Broe, G Anthony ^b   Sulway, Mary Rose ^b   Kos, Sue C ^b   Dent, Owen F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

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EID: 0031231571     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)80002-5     Document Type: Article

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