The flinders handedness survey (FLANDERS): A brief measure of skilled hand preference

Cortex

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2914-2926

  Nicholls, Michael E R ^a   Thomas, Nicole A ^a   Loetscher, Tobias ^a   Grimshaw, Gina M ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Dextral; Laterality; Left; Right; Sinistral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLASSIFICATION; EAR PREFERENCE; EYE DOMINANCE; FEMALE; FLINDERS HANDEDNESS SURVEY; FOOT PREFERENCE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; WRITING;

ASYMMETRY; DEXTRAL; LATERALITY; LEFT; RIGHT; SINISTRAL;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; EAR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889639760     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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