Psychiatry Research
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 143-152 , 15 September 2005

Schizotypy and mixed-handedness revisited

  • Milan Dragovic

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, Graylands Hospital, Private Mail Bag No. 1, Claremont, WA 6910, Australia. Tel.: +61 08 9347 6442; fax: +61 08 9384 5128.
    • ,
  • Geoff Hammond

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • ,
  • Assen Jablensky

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Received 23 January 2004 ,Revised 3 May 2005 ,Accepted 24 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.05.008

Psychiatry Research
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 143-152 , 15 September 2005

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