Handedness, footedness, eyedness and earedness in the Colorado Adoption Project

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-174

  Saudino, K ^a   McManus, I C ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032375720     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1998.tb00916.x     Document Type: Article

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