American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 180-183 , May 2008

Formant frequencies in Middle Eastern singers

  • Abdul-latif Hamdan, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. Tel.: +961 1 746660; fax: +961 1 746660.
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  • Dollen Tabri, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Reem Deeb, DM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Civilization Sequence, School of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Hani Rifai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Charbel Rameh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Nabil Fuleihan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Received 3 April 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00087-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.05.008

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 180-183 , May 2008

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