Visual problems of new malaysian drivers

Malaysian Family Physician

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-98

  Haliza, A M ^a   Syah, Muziman ^b   Norliza, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Colour defect; Driving; Visual acuity; Visual field

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956261005     PISSN: 1985207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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