Worldwide prevalence of red-green color deficiency

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-320

  Birch, Jennifer ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICS;

CAUCASIANS; GENETIC DRIFTS; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEY;

SURVEYS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR VISION DEFECT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE;

EID: 84857859442     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.29.000313     Document Type: Article

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