Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 336-343 , April 2007

Rapid screening test for sleep apnea using a nonlinear and nonstationary signal processing technique

  • John I. Salisbury

      Affiliations

    • Echo Technology, P.O Box 527, Chepachet, RI 02814, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 401 568 8991.
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  • Ying Sun

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Engineering Program, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

Received 21 December 2005 ,Revised 12 May 2006 ,Accepted 17 May 2006.

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PII: S1350-4533(06)00108-1

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.05.013

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 336-343 , April 2007

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