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. 2016 Jan 25;3(1):39-40.
doi: 10.1080/23328940.2015.1111289. eCollection 2016 Jan-Mar.

Preference for hot pepper: A complex interplay of personal, cultural, and pharmacological effects

Omar M E Abdel-Salam  1
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Preference for hot pepper: A complex interplay of personal, cultural, and pharmacological effects

Omar M E Abdel-Salam. Temperature (Austin). .
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