Handedness not a Function of Birth Order

IT has been suggested 1 on the basis of a survey of 648 university students (95 left handed = 14.7%) that handedness is a function of birth order and that left handedness may be caused by neurological insults associated with prenatal or birth trauma. I here report a similar survey of 974 university...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1971-07, Vol.232 (5308), p.276-277
1. Verfasser: HUBBARD, JOHN I.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:IT has been suggested 1 on the basis of a survey of 648 university students (95 left handed = 14.7%) that handedness is a function of birth order and that left handedness may be caused by neurological insults associated with prenatal or birth trauma. I here report a similar survey of 974 university students (141 left handed =14.5%).
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/232276a0