The development of hand preference in children: The effect of task demands and links with manual dexterity

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Hill, Elisabeth L ^a   Khanem, Fateha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand preference; Handedness; Laterality; Manual dexterity; Midline crossing; Motor development

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 68749096971     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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