title: Epidemiological studies of taste function: discussion and perspectives.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. dsnyder@dental.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bartoshuk
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013649:Taste; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
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