Children's perceptions about medicines: Individual differences and taste

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Roberts, Kristi M ^a   Mathew, Phoebe S ^a   Reed, Danielle R ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Compliance; Genetics; Medication; Taste

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; NOSE SPRAY; PROLINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TABLET; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CHEWABLE TABLET; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALATABILITY; PILL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TABLET; TASTE; TASTE PREFERENCE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TABLETS; TASTE;

EID: 84942025264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0447-z     Document Type: Article

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