Cerebral Asymmetry and Cognitive Development in children: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-95

  Leonard, Christiana M ^a,b   Lombardino, Linda J ^a   Mercado, Laurie R ^a   Browd, Samuel R ^a   Breier, Joshua I ^a,c   Agee, O Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0343181470     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00335.x     Document Type: Article

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