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Foot-Preference Behavior: A Developmental Perspective

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Pages 37-45 | Received 27 Jun 1994, Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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Takeshi Hatta, Kazumi Fujiwara & Yukiharu Hasegawa. (2022) Relationships between footedness and aging on postural control: Evidence from the Yakumo study. Laterality 27:4, pages 467-481.
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Sameer Kumar, Indiwar Misra, Shanti Suman, Damodar Suar & Manas K. Mandal. (2010) Interrelationship of Limb Dominance and Sensory Function Across Age. International Journal of Neuroscience 120:2, pages 110-114.
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Sebastian Ocklenburg & Onur Güntürkün. (2009) Head-turning asymmetries during kissing and their association with lateral preference. Laterality 14:1, pages 79-85.
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Canan Kalaycıoğlu, Cengiz Kara, Cem Atbaşoğlu & Erhan Nalçacı. (2008) Aspects of foot preference: Differential relationships of skilled and unskilled foot movements with motor asymmetry. Laterality 13:2, pages 124-142.
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DianeM. Warren, Michael Stern, Ravindranath Duggirala, ThomasD. Dyer & Laura Almasy. (2006) Heritability and linkage analysis of hand, foot, and eye preference in Mexican Americans. Laterality 11:6, pages 508-524.
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Luis Augusto Teixeira, Marcus Vinicius Silva & Maikel Carvalho. (2003) Reduction of lateral asymmetries in dribbling: The role of bilateral practice. Laterality 8:1, pages 53-65.
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Joe Bell & Carl Gabbard. (2000) Foot Preference Changes Through Adulthood. Laterality 5:1, pages 63-68.
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Clare Porac. (1997) Eye Preference Patterns Among Left-handed Adults. Laterality 2:3-4, pages 305-316.
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Carl Gabbard & Susan Hart. (1996) A Question of Foot Dominance. The Journal of General Psychology 123:4, pages 289-296.
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Carl Gabbard. (1996) Foot Laterality in Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Laterality 1:3, pages 199-206.
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