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Upper and lower body functional asymmetries in the newborn: Do they have the same lateral biases?

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Upper and lower body functional asymmetries in the newborn: Do they have the same lateral biases? / Domellof, Erik; Hopkins, Brian; Ronnqvist, Louise.
In: Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 46, No. 2, 01.03.2005, p. 133-140.

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Domellof, E, Hopkins, B & Ronnqvist, L 2005, 'Upper and lower body functional asymmetries in the newborn: Do they have the same lateral biases?', Developmental Psychobiology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.v46:2

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Domellof, E., Hopkins, B., & Ronnqvist, L. (2005). Upper and lower body functional asymmetries in the newborn: Do they have the same lateral biases? Developmental Psychobiology, 46(2), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.v46:2

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Domellof E, Hopkins B, Ronnqvist L. Upper and lower body functional asymmetries in the newborn: Do they have the same lateral biases? Developmental Psychobiology. 2005 Mar 1;46(2):133-140. doi: 10.1002/dev.v46:2

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Domellof, Erik ; Hopkins, Brian ; Ronnqvist, Louise. / Upper and lower body functional asymmetries in the newborn : Do they have the same lateral biases?. In: Developmental Psychobiology. 2005 ; Vol. 46, No. 2. pp. 133-140.

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