A novel approach for fingerprinting mummified hands

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 952-955

  Fields, Roy ^a   Molina, D Kimberley ^a  

^a Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatoglyphs; Fingerprint; Forensic science; Human identification; Mummification; Tissue rehydration

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; DERMIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDERMIS; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; FINGERS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INK; MUMMIES; SKIN; WATER;

EID: 47349101474     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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