| Right or wrong? On the difficult relationship between epidemiologists and handedness. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17301704 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The declining prevalence of left-handers with age has resulted in the hypothesis that sinistrality, being the result of a developmental insult, may be associated with a reduced life span. While it is plausible that some individuals become left-handed as a consequence of neurologic impairment, the literature on handedness itself appears to suffer from a number of problems. These include the ease with which information on handedness can be collected in the absence of prior hypotheses, the failure to address heterogeneity among left-handers, and the selective publication of positive results. Even if individual contributions, including one published in this issue of Epidemiology, are of reasonable quality, all the above problems conspire to lower the credibility of this area of research. |
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Authors:
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Olga Basso |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Editorial; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Volume: 18 ISSN: 1044-3983 ISO Abbreviation: Epidemiology Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-02-15 Completed Date: 2007-03-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9009644 Medline TA: Epidemiology Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Epidemiology Branch, NIEHS, NIH, HHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. bassoo2@niehs.nih.gov |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Bias (Epidemiology) Biometry / methods* Causality Epidemiologic Studies Female Functional Laterality* Humans Life Expectancy Population Dynamics* Publication Bias |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment On:
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Epidemiology. 2007 Mar;18(2):208-12
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17202907
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