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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NONVERBAL IQ AND BRAIN SIZE IN RIGHT AND LEFT-HANDED MEN AND WOMEN

AHMET AKGÜN Black Sea Technical University, Medical School, Department of Physiology, Trabzon, Turkey
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MUKADDER OKUYAN Black Sea Technical University, Medical School, Department of Physiology, Trabzon, Turkey
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SÜKRÜCAN H. BAYTAN Black Sea Technical University, Medical School, Department of Physiology, Trabzon, Turkey
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MURAT TOPBAS Black Sea Technical University, Medical School, Department of Public Health, Trabzon, Turkey
Pages 893-902 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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