Left-handedness increases injury risk in adolescent girls

P  Wright; J  Williams; Candace Currie; T  Beattie

doi:10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.855

Left-handedness increases injury risk in adolescent girls

P Wright, J Williams, Candace Currie, T Beattie

School of Medicine

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	855-858
Number of pages	4
Journal	Perceptual and Motor Skills
Volume	82
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.855
Publication status	Published - Jun 1996

Keywords

CHILDHOOD INJURIES
LONGEVITY

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