Modeling to explore and challenge inherent assumptions when cultural norms have changed: a case study on left-handedness and life expectancy

• Main Authors: Juan Lavista Ferres (Author), Md Nasir (Author), Avleen Bijral (Author), S V Subramanian (Author), William B Weeks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 1991, Halpern and Coren claimed that left-handed people die nine years younger than right-handed people. Most subsequent studies did not find support for the difference in age of death or its magnitude, primarily because of the realization that there have been historical chang...