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Red/green colour defect among the Roman Catholic and non-denominational population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Stephen R. Cobb
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow

Summary

Pupils in schools in the Glasgow area show incidences of colour vision defect higher in the Roman Catholic schools than in the non-denominational. This may be due to the Celtic origins of Roman Catholics in the West of Scotland.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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