ITiB 2016: Information Technologies in Medicine pp 389-397 | Cite as
Longitudinal Voice Study (LoVoiS) Methodology and Preliminary Research Results
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Abstract
The paper describes an approach to the kids and youth pubertal evaluation using voice signal. The results of preliminary study conducted on a group of 109 children (58 boys and 51 girls aged 10–18 years) has been presented. The analysis of the voice fundamental frequency proves that this parameter strongly depends on the age (for boys) and on the time of the first menarche (for girls). Such a method for girls and boys maturation assessment is very important for, among others, anthropologist in their studies on social inequalities and observing secular trends.
Keywords
Pubertal Voice analysis Statistical analysisReferences
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