Cognitive development in midlife

Middle Adulthood: A Lifespan Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 179-206

  Martin, Mike ^a   Zimprich, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781452225999.n6     Document Type: Chapter

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