Case study: The effects of selected essential oils on mood, concentration and sleep in a group of 10 students monitored for 5 weeks

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 157-161

  Svoboda, K P ^a   Karavia, A N ^a   McFarlane, V ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; ESSENTIAL OIL; MARJORAM OIL; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; PETITGRAIN OIL; RAVENSARA OIL; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MARJORAM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MONITORING; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PETITGRAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RAVENSARA; RELAXATION TRAINING; SKIN IRRITATION; SLEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036916309     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-4562(02)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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