Deficient colour vision and interpretation of histopathology slides: Cross sectional study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7118, 1997, Pages 1279-1281

  Poole, C J M ^a   Hill, D J ^b   Christie, J L ^c   Birch, J ^a  

^a Central Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030709229     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7118.1279     Document Type: Article

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