Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 865-871 , September 2008

Adaptation of wavelet transform analysis to the investigation of biological variations in speech signals

  • Julia M. Rees

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Mathematics, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 114 2223782; fax: +44 114 2223739.
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  • Gavita Regunath

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Newcastle Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
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  • Sandra P. Whiteside

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
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  • Meghana B. Wadnerkar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
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  • Patricia E. Cowell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK

Received 8 March 2007 ,Revised 17 October 2007 ,Accepted 22 October 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00182-8

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.10.006

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 865-871 , September 2008

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