Vision standards in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Are they reasonable and fair?

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-157

  Easterbrook, Michael ^a   Brown, Jeremy J ^a,d   Casson, Evanne J ^a,b   Wells, George A ^c   Trottier, Alain J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

occupational health; vision standards; visual acuity

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; POLICE; REVIEW; VISION TEST;

EID: 0031011417     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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