Content and emotional aspects of autobiographical memories within older Japanese adults
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Cognitive Psychology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1348-7264,2185-0321
DOI: 10.5265/jcogpsy.14.57