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The distribution of autobiographical memories across the lifespan

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Rubin, David C., Schulkind, Matthew D.·1997·Memory & Cognition
DOI 10.3758/bf03211330
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Authors
Rubin, D. C., & Schulkind, M. D.
Venue
Memory & Cognition
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1997-11
Volume
25
Issue
6
Pages
859-866
ISSN
  • 0090-502X (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-5946
DOI
10.3758/bf03211330
OpenAlex
W2064100591
Cited by
293
References
2
FWCI
2.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
bronze
Licence
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