Language lateralization and handedness in women prenatally exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES)

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 497-512

  Smith, Laurel L ^a   Hines, Melissa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diethylstilbestrol; Estrogen; Handedness; Language lateralization; Prenatal; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 0034102484     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(00)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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