Prenatal thumb sucking is related to postnatal handedness

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-315

  Hepper, Peter G ^a   Wells, Deborah L ^a   Lynch, Catherine ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Fetus; Handedness; Laterality; Motor behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUCKING;

EID: 13544276950     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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