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An effective procedure for changing food preferences in 5–7-year-old children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Pauline J. Horne ,
C. Fergus Lowe ,
Paul F. J. Fleming  and
Alan J. Dowey
Pauline J. Horne
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG
C. Fergus Lowe
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG
Paul F. J. Fleming
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG
Alan J. Dowey
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG
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Symposium on ‘Basic mechanisms of food preference and liking’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , July 1995 , pp. 441 - 452
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