Cultural difference in hand preference: Evidence from India and Japan

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-66

  Mandal, Manas K ^a   Yukihide, Ida ^b   Harizuka, Susumu ^b   Upadhaya, Neelam ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Banaras Hindu University ^*

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EID: 0033249162     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075999400104     Document Type: Article

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