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The frequency of fingerprint patterns separated by ethnicity and sex in a general population from Sydney, Australia

Andrew WaltonFaculty of Science, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology SydneyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sebastien MoretFaculty of Science, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology SydneyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-4697
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Mark BarashFaculty of Science, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology SydneyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5445-6316
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Peter GunnFaculty of Science, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology SydneyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-0447
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Pages S162-S167 | Received 20 Dec 2018, Accepted 09 Jan 2019, Published online: 14 Feb 2019

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