Effects of color and odor on judgments of sweetness among children and adults

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-289

  Lavin, Joseph G ^a   Lawless, Harry T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0031877186     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3293(98)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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