Decision making and everyday problem solving

Encyclopedia of Gerontology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 350-359

  Blanchard Fields, F ^a   Mienaltowski, A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 80054958815     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-370870-2/00046-9     Document Type: Chapter

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