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Genetic, Intrauterine, and Cultural Origins of Human Handedness

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Side Bias: A Neuropsychological Perspective

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    Jan W. Van Strien

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  3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    G. Tiwari

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Van Strien, J.W. (2000). Genetic, Intrauterine, and Cultural Origins of Human Handedness. In: Mandal, M.K., Bulman-Fleming, M.B., Tiwari, G. (eds) Side Bias: A Neuropsychological Perspective. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46884-0_2

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