Handedness trends across age groups in a Japanese sample of 2316.

doi:10.2466/pms.1995.80.3.979

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Handedness trends across age groups in a Japanese sample of 2316.

Perceptual and motor skills - 1 Jun 1995

Iwasaki S, Kaiho T, Iseki K

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Hand-preference data of 2316 Japanese were analyzed by age groups, sex, and familial sinistrality. Right-hand preference increased across age groups at least up to 30 years for men, while women showed relatively stable and stronger preference for right-hand use. Unlike some Western studies, no li...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aging
Child
Ethnicity
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Skills
Phenotype
Sex Factors

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