Fingerprint identification

Cole, Simon A.

doi:10.1036/1097-8542.257605

Simon A. Cole

Last reviewed: July 2023

https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.257605

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Fingerprint identification, published January 2020
Fingerprint identification, published June 2007

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MLA (9th ed.)	Cole, Simon A. “Fingerprint identification.” July 2023, AccessScience, McGraw Hill, https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.257605.
APA (7th ed.)	Cole, S.A. (2023, July). Fingerprint identification. AccessScience. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.257605. https://www.accessscience.com/content/article/a257605
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CSE (8th ed.)	Cole, SA. 2023. Fingerprint identification. In: AccessScience. McGraw Hill. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.257605. [accessed 2024 May 22]. https://www.accessscience.com/content/article/a257605

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Fingerprint identification

A method of biometric identification that exploits the variability of friction ridge skin, the skin on primate fingertips, known as fingerprints. Fingerprint identification is a widely used and trusted method of biometric identification (Fig. 1). Historically, the two primary uses of fingerprint…

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