The nature of expertise in fingerprint examiners

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-160

  Busey, Thomas A ^a   Parada, Francisco J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMATOGLYPHICS; EUROPE; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; EUROPE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954680617     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.2.155     Document Type: Article

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