Is forced dextrality an explanation for the fall in the prevalence of sinistrality with age? A study in northern England.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on January 01, 1998

Authors

S J Ellis1, P J Ellis, E Marshall, C Windridge, S Jones

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Keele University, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary.

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