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A matter of taste: making the distinction between taste and flavor is essential for improving management of dysgeusia

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  1. Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Level 4, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton, VIC, 3010, Australia

    Anna Boltong & Sanchia Kaye Aranda

  2. Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (CPAN), Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia

    Russell Spencer John Keast

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Boltong, A., Keast, R.S.J. & Aranda, S.K. A matter of taste: making the distinction between taste and flavor is essential for improving management of dysgeusia. Support Care Cancer 19, 441–442 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1085-0

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