Patterns of handedness and footedness in switched and non-switched Brazilian left-handers: Cultural effects on the development of lateral preferences

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-179

  Martin, William Lee Berdel ^a   Porac, Clare ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34247167596     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640701190734     Document Type: Article

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