Not Just Scenery: Viewing Nature Pictures Improves Executive Attention in Older Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Aging Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0361-073X,1096-4657
DOI: 10.1080/0361073x.2014.956618