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SuperAgers in low-education setting: how to assess cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2020

Juliana Emy Yokomizo
Juliana Emy Yokomizo*
Affiliation:
PROTER - Old Age Program, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Email: julianayokomizo@gmail.com.
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 2: Issue Theme: Psychological Promoters of Well-Being in Older Adults , February 2020 , pp. 165 - 167
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020 

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