TWINNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF LEFT-HANDEDNESS AND INVERTED WRITING HAND POSTURE

Authors
COREN S
Citation
S. Coren, TWINNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF LEFT-HANDEDNESS AND INVERTED WRITING HAND POSTURE, Early human development, 40(1), 1994, pp. 23-27
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology",Pediatrics
Journal title
Early human development → ACNP
ISSN journal
03783782
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
23 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-3782(1994)40:1<23:TIAWAI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Left-handedness and inverted handwriting postures are more frequent am ong birth-stressed individuals, Because twinning is also associated wi th increased birth risk, 298 twins were compared to 1192 age and sex m atched singletons. Both left-handedness and inversion were significant ly more common in twins, although other indexes of laterality were not affected.