Left-handedness and longevity in primates

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 79-87

  Westergaard, G C ^a   Lussier, I D ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Development; Handedness; Laterality; Macaca mulatta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033179818     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459908994315     Document Type: Article

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