Protan colour vision deficiency and road accidents

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 246-253

  Cole, Barry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abnormal colour vision; Colour vision; Protans; Road safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036635161     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2002.tb03045.x     Document Type: Review

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