Effect of sensory education on school children's food perception: A 2-year follow-up study

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-240

  Mustonen, Sari ^a   Rantanen, Reetta ^a   Tuorila, Hely ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child; Food perception; Neophobia; Sensory education; Smell; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149234180     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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