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Origins of fetal handedness

Nature volume 347, page431(1990)Cite this article

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  1. Fetal Behaviour Investigations, School of Psychology, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT7 INN, UK

    PETER G. HEPPER, SARA SHAHIDULLAH & RAYMOND WHITE

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HEPPER, P., SHAHIDULLAH, S. & WHITE, R. Origins of fetal handedness. Nature 347, 431 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/347431b0

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