Cognitive limitations in aging and psychopathology: An introduction and a brief tutorial to research methods

Cognitive Limitations in Aging and Psychopathology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-16

  Engle, Randall W ^a   Sedek, Grzegorz ^b   von Hecker, Ulrich ^c   McIntosh, Daniel N ^d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84928863006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511720413.002     Document Type: Chapter

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