Predictors and correlates of taste preferences in European children: The IDEFICS study

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 128-136

  Lanfer, Anne ^a   Bammann, Karin ^a,b   Knof, Kolja ^c   Buchecker, Kirsten ^c   Russo, Paola ^d   Veidebaum, Toomas ^e   Kourides, Yiannis ^f   De Henauw, Stefaan ^g,h   Molnar, Dénes ⁱ   Bel Serrat, Silvia ^j   Lissner, Lauren ^k   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c Ttz Bremerhaven   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^f Child Health Research and Education Institute   (Cyprus)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Age; Children; Cross cultural comparison; Europe; Taste preference

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84881367974     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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