Handedness in Twins: A Meta-analysis

Laterality

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-286

  Sicotte, Nancy L ^a   Woods, Roger P ^a   Mazziotta, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000705719     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713754339     Document Type: Article

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