Systematic measurement of human neonatal color vision

@article{Adams1994SystematicMO,
  title={Systematic measurement of human neonatal color vision},
  author={Russell J. Adams and Mary L. Courage and Michele E. Mercer},
  journal={Vision Research},
  year={1994},
  volume={34},
  pages={1691-1701}
}
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