Prevalence of left-handedness among patients with different respiratory diseases

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1371-1377

  Kaynar, Hasan ^a   Dane, Senol ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Handedness; Left handedness; Life span; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LIFESPAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0242299145     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450390231419     Document Type: Article

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