title: Hand preference and accidents in India.
abstract: The relationship between handedness and accidents in self-classified left- and right-handers in India was examined. It was hypothesised that the incidence of accidents would be greater in left-handers as compared to right-handers. Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire on side bias, along with a checklist on accidents. Analysis of data suggested that whether or not left-handers have more accidents than right-handers depends on the kind of activity examined: in India, left-handers have more driving accidents than right-handers, while right-handers have more sports accidents than left-handers.
authors.affiliation: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. tanusreedutta@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tanusree
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Manas K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires