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Testing the reliability of hands and ears as biometrics: the importance of viewpoint. / Stevenage, Sarah V.; Walpole, Catherine; Neil, Greg J. et al.
In: Psychological Research, Vol. 79, No. 6, 11.2015, p. 989–999.

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Stevenage, SV, Walpole, C, Neil, GJ & Black, S 2015, 'Testing the reliability of hands and ears as biometrics: the importance of viewpoint', Psychological Research, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 989–999. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-014-0625-x

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Stevenage, S. V., Walpole, C., Neil, G. J., & Black, S. (2015). Testing the reliability of hands and ears as biometrics: the importance of viewpoint. Psychological Research, 79(6), 989–999. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-014-0625-x

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Stevenage SV, Walpole C, Neil GJ, Black S. Testing the reliability of hands and ears as biometrics: the importance of viewpoint. Psychological Research. 2015 Nov;79(6):989–999. doi: 10.1007/s00426-014-0625-x

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Stevenage, Sarah V. ; Walpole, Catherine ; Neil, Greg J. et al. / Testing the reliability of hands and ears as biometrics : the importance of viewpoint. In: Psychological Research. 2015 ; Vol. 79, No. 6. pp. 989–999.

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