Functional brain asymmetry, handedness and age characteristics of climacterium in women

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 143-149

  Nikolova, Piareta ^a   Negrev, Negrin ^a   Stoyanov, Zlatislav ^a   Nikolova, Rumiana ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

climacterium; functional brain asymmetry; left handers; menopause; premenopause; right handers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030186137     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459608986705     Document Type: Article

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