Development of an aromatherapy service at a cancer centre

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-180

  Kite, S M ^a,b   Maher, E J ^a   Anderson, K ^a   Young, T ^a   Young, J ^a   Wood, J ^a   Howells, N ^a   Bradburn, J ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aromatherapy; Complementary therapy; Depression; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031748432     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921698671135743     Document Type: Article

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