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Fetal handedness and head position preference: a developmental study.

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Fetal handedness and head position preference: a developmental study. / Vries, J. I. P. De; Wimmers, R. H.; Ververs, I. A. P. et al.
In: Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 39, No. 3, 11.2001, p. 171-178.

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Vries, JIPD, Wimmers, RH, Ververs, IAP, Hopkins, B, Savelsbergh, GJP & Geijn, HPV 2001, 'Fetal handedness and head position preference: a developmental study.', Developmental Psychobiology, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 171-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.1042

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Vries, J. I. P. D., Wimmers, R. H., Ververs, I. A. P., Hopkins, B., Savelsbergh, G. J. P., & Geijn, H. P. V. (2001). Fetal handedness and head position preference: a developmental study. Developmental Psychobiology, 39(3), 171-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.1042

Vancouver

Vries JIPD, Wimmers RH, Ververs IAP, Hopkins B, Savelsbergh GJP, Geijn HPV. Fetal handedness and head position preference: a developmental study. Developmental Psychobiology. 2001 Nov;39(3):171-178. doi: 10.1002/dev.1042

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Vries, J. I. P. De ; Wimmers, R. H. ; Ververs, I. A. P. et al. / Fetal handedness and head position preference: a developmental study. In: Developmental Psychobiology. 2001 ; Vol. 39, No. 3. pp. 171-178.

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