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. 1976 Jun;47(2):532-4.

Baby drops the rattle: asymmetry of duration of grasp by infants

P J Caplan, M Kinsbourne
  • PMID: 1269321

Baby drops the rattle: asymmetry of duration of grasp by infants

P J Caplan et al. Child Dev. 1976 Jun.

Abstract

Infants of mean age 2.7 months maintained grasp of a rattle for a longer mean duration with the right than the left hand, developmentally the earliest instance of asymmetry of manual dexterity and/or preference.

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