Predictors of children's food selection: The role of children's perceptions of the health and taste of foods

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 106-109

  Nguyen, Simone P ^a   Girgis, Helana ^a   Robinson, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Food selection; Health; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908583866     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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