The modern mythology of the left-handedness of Alexander the Great

Laterality

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 566-572

  McManus, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; HAND FUNCTION; HISTORY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LEADERSHIP; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LITERATURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLICATION;

FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GREECE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL;

EID: 33748561821     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500600867473     Document Type: Article

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