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Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students. / Msetfi, Rachel M.; Murphy, Robin A.; Kornbrot, Diana E. et al.
In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , Vol. 62, No. 4, 04.2009, p. 653-662.

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Msetfi, RM, Murphy, RA, Kornbrot, DE & Simpson, J 2009, 'Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students.', The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 653-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210802486092

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Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., Kornbrot, D. E., & Simpson, J. (2009). Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 62(4), 653-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210802486092

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Msetfi RM, Murphy RA, Kornbrot DE, Simpson J. Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 2009 Apr;62(4):653-662. doi: 10.1080/17470210802486092

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Msetfi, Rachel M. ; Murphy, Robin A. ; Kornbrot, Diana E. et al. / Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students. In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 2009 ; Vol. 62, No. 4. pp. 653-662.

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