The measurement of hand preference: A validation study comparing three groups of right-handers

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-285

  Bishop, D V M ^a   Ross, V A ^b   Daniels, M S ^b   Bright, P ^c  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UK

^c MRC Centre   (Germany)

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EID: 24044476700     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1996.tb02590.x     Document Type: Article

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