Reliability and validity of a paper-and-pencil test measuring hemisphere preference

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Merckelbach, Harald ^a   Muris, Peter ^b   Pool, Karin ^b   De Jong, Peter J ^b   Schouten, Erik ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030489120     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199609)10:3<221::AID-PER253>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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