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Original Paper

Visual search and the conspicuity of coloured targets for colour vision normal and colour vision deficient observers

, PhD, BSc, LOSc, FAAO, FVCO, , BScOptom, LOSc, FVCO & , PhD
Pages 294-304 | Received 09 Jun 2009, Accepted 21 Feb 2004, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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