Analysis of Vocal Tract Characteristics for Near-term Suicidal Risk Assessment

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-38

  Ozdas, A ^a   Shiavi, Richard G ^a   Wilkes, D M ^a   Silverman, M K ^a   Silverman, S E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Mel cepstrum; Speech; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATIENT CODING; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE;

EID: 1642418140     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633420     Document Type: Conference Paper

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