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Novel insights into “hot” executive functioning profiles in elderly individuals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2020

Cecilia Samamé*
Affiliation:
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Aráoz 1997, 2° B (1425), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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