title: [Capabilities and perspectives of dermatoglyphics in medicine].
abstract: In the article were given general beliefs about dermatoglyphics and it's place in medicine. Was shown a capability of using the dermatoglyphics methods in the clinic in diagnostics of diseases, in the professional selection system, and also in judicial medicine at personal identifications and determination of parenthood. Was given an evaluation of some position of Law "On fingerprint" from the point of view of its efficiency in the process of identification of the personality of dieds in the regional armed conflict on the Northern Caucasus.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bozhchenko
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tolmachev
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Tolmacheva
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Isakov
mesh_terms: D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008889:Military Personnel; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D014857:Warfare