Color-blindness in Calabria (Southern Italy): A north-south decreasing trend

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Tagarelli, A ^a   Piro, A ^a   Tagarelli, G ^a   Zinno, F ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Gruppo Selettori del Distretto Militare Regionale   (Italy)

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