Earedness and handedness: Distribution in a German sample with some family data

Cortex

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 403-412

  Reiss, Micheal ^a   Reiss, G ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Earedness; Family study; Genetics; Handedness; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GERMANY; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROGENY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032866209     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70808-6     Document Type: Article

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