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Age and Generation Trends in Handedness: An Eastern Perspective

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    Syoichi Iwasaki

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  1. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

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    M. Barbara Bulman-Fleming

  3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    G. Tiwari

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Iwasaki, S. (2000). Age and Generation Trends in Handedness: An Eastern Perspective. 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_4

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