Predicting reading ability from handedness measures

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 609-620

  Palmer, Rebecca E ^a   Corballis, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0040738485     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1996.tb02611.x     Document Type: Article

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