Sentence-Final Word Completion Norms for Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Lahar, Cindy J ^a,b   Tun, Patricia A ^b   Wingfield, Arthur ^b  

^a York County Community College   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTENCE FINAL WORD COMPLETION NORM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642539059     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.1.P7     Document Type: Article

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