Effects of health-related claims on the differential threshold of consumers' sweetness sensation

Journal of Sensory Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 621-633

  Chiou, Wen Bin ^a   Yeh, Lien Te ^b   Chang, Ming Hsu ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

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EID: 68849112158     PISSN: 08878250     EISSN: 1745459X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459X.2009.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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