Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 111-118 , June 2006

Oxygen saturation regularity analysis in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea

  • Félix del Campo

      Affiliations

    • Hospital del Río Hortega, Servicio de Neumología, C/Cardenal Torquemada s/n, 47010 Valladolid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Padre Francisco Suárez 8, 5° dcha, 47006 Valladolid, Spain. Tel.: +34 606 983 938; fax: +34 983 331 566.
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  • Roberto Hornero

      Affiliations

    • ETSI-Telecomunicación University of Valladolid, Camino del Cementerio s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
    • ,
  • Carlos Zamarrón

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clínico Universitario, Servicio de Neumología, C/Travesia de La Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Daniel E. Abasolo

      Affiliations

    • ETSI-Telecomunicación University of Valladolid, Camino del Cementerio s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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  • Daniel Álvarez

      Affiliations

    • ETSI-Telecomunicación University of Valladolid, Camino del Cementerio s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain

Received 1 June 2005 ,Revised 10 October 2005 ,Accepted 15 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2005.10.005

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 111-118 , June 2006

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