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Epidemiological Studies of Taste Function
Author(s) -
Snyder Derek J.,
Bartoshuk Linda M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04487.x
Subject(s) - taste , field (mathematics) , function (biology) , public health , epidemiology , population , psychology , medicine , environmental health , neuroscience , biology , pathology , evolutionary biology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Efforts to quantify the public health impact of chemosensation present significant challenges, including a strong need for testing methods suitable for field assessment. This discussion highlights several promising approaches to the population‐based study of taste function; it also identifies key principles that should be considered when adapting laboratory‐based taste tests for field use.