Citation

Wright P, Williams J, Currie C, Beattie T. Percept. Mot. Skills 1996; 82(3): 855-858.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8774021

Abstract

In a self-report survey of a representative national sample of 4081 Scottish schoolchildren, injuries requiring medical assistance were more common in left-handers; these were also more severe and likely to involve an overnight stay in hospital. Particularly at risk were adolescent girls with a 32% greater chance of being injured if they were left-handed compared with their right-handed peers. The corresponding relative risk for boys was not significant.

Language: en