Woodslane | Book - 9780826107268

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ISBN-13: 9780826107268
Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Imprint: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Edited by Chad A. Noggle, Edited by Raymond S. Dean, Edited by Shane S. Bush, Edited by Steven W. Anderson
Price: AUD $195.00
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Local release date: 16/01/2014
Format: Hardback (1.00mm X 1.00mm) 480 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM]Alzheimer's & dementia [MJND]

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