Tasting ability to PTC: Some methodological considerations

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  • D. Tyagi Anthropological Survey of India, V. V. Mohalla, MYSORE 570 002
  • R. Ghosh Anthropological Survey of India, V. V. Mohalla, MYSORE 570 002

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.54.1-2.18

Abstract

Methods of research on taste sensitivity were reviewed. Attention was drawn to incompatible ways of preparing and making the tests and as a' result'to .the 'incompatibility of the results.

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1988-12-30

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Tyagi, D., & Ghosh, R. (1988). Tasting ability to PTC: Some methodological considerations. Anthropological Review, 54(1-2), 159–166. https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.54.1-2.18

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