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Sex differences in left-handedness are also evident in Scandinavia and in twins: comment on Papadatou-Pastou, Martin, Munafò, and Jones (2008).

Psychological bulletin - 1 May 2010

Vuoksimaa Eero, Kaprio Jaakko

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The lack of sex difference in left-handedness in Scandinavian countries reported by Papadatou-Pastou, Martin, Munafò, and Jones (2008) is questioned. We investigated the sex difference in left-handedness in two Finnish, one Norwegian, and one Swedish population-based sample not included in the Papadatou-Pastou et al. (2008) meta-analysis. The male-to-female odds ratio across these samples was 1.34 (95% confidence...

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PMID: 20438139
DOI: 10.1037/a0018972

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