Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 1-14 , May 2007

Auditory brainstem response classification: A hybrid model using time and frequency features

  • Robert Davey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Language and Communication Science, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
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  • Paul McCullagh

      Affiliations

    • School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim BT37 0QB, UK
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  • Gaye Lightbody

      Affiliations

    • School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim BT37 0QB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 28 90366574; fax: +44 28 90366068.
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  • Gerry McAllister

      Affiliations

    • School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim BT37 0QB, UK

Received 9 February 2006 ,Revised 23 June 2006 ,Accepted 3 July 2006.

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PII: S0933-3657(06)00101-1

doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2006.07.001

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 1-14 , May 2007