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Assessment of Gustatory Function by Means of Tasting Tablets†

  1. Gabi Ahne RPh1,*,
  2. Angelo Erras1,
  3. Thomas Hummel MD2,
  4. Gerd Kobal PhD1

Article first published online: 2 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200008000-00033

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The Laryngoscope

The Laryngoscope

Volume 110, Issue 8, pages 1396–1401, August 2000

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Ahne, G., Erras, A., Hummel, T. and Kobal, G. (2000), Assessment of Gustatory Function by Means of Tasting Tablets. The Laryngoscope, 110: 1396–1401. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200008000-00033

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  1. 1

    Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany

*Gabi Ahne, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstr. 9, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

  1. †

    Presented at the 20th Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, Florida, April 25, 1998.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 JAN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 2 JAN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 APR 2000

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