A large-scale study of handedness and pregnancy/birth risk events: Implications for genetic theories of handedness

Laterality

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-188

  Bailey, Lisa M ^a   McKeever, Walter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; STRESS; THEORY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 1942476524     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500342000013     Document Type: Article

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