Excess of non-right-handedness in schizophrenia: Meta-analysis of gender effects and potential biases in handedness assessment

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 260-267

  Hirnstein, Marco ^a   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; REVIEW; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84908137503     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.137349     Document Type: Review

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