Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 528-532 , June 2009

High-resolution cry analysis in preterm newborn infants

  • C. Manfredi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 055 4796410.
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  • L. Bocchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy
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  • S. Orlandi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy
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  • L. Spaccaterra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Children Hospital A. Meyer, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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  • G.P. Donzelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Children Hospital A. Meyer, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy

Received 21 March 2008 ,Revised 15 October 2008 ,Accepted 16 October 2008.

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PII: S1350-4533(08)00180-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.10.003

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 528-532 , June 2009