Cognitive performance and left-handedness: Comparative analyses in adults with seizures, physical, psychological and learning disorders in a rehabilitation setting

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-54

  Ferrari, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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