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The course and causes of cognitive change with advancing age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Carol A Holland  and
Patrick Rabbitt
Carol A Holland
Affiliation:
Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK
Patrick Rabbitt*
Affiliation:
Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK
*
Patrick Rabbitt, Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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Social and psychological gerontology
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , February 1991 , pp. 81 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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