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Is it true that right handed people live longer than left handed people? Please explain further
Sep 23, 2013

Dr. Bassem Tanios Nephrology
No this is not true, there is no reason for left-handed people to live any shorter than right-handed people.
this idea was a result of some studies done long time ago, however sometimes results of studies which are not well designed may give wrong results which are totally a result of chance, and resulted in this myth.
More recent, well designed studies, showed no difference in life span between left handed and right handed people.
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Dr. Salim Saab Otolaryngology (ENT)
right handed and left handed will have equal life duration
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