Inhalation aromatherapy during radiotherapy: Results of a placebo-controlled double-blind randomized trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2372-2376

  Graham, P H ^a   Browne, L ^a   Cox, H ^a   Graham, J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERGAMOT OIL; CEDAR LEAF OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; PLACEBO; CEDARWOOD OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANXIETY DISORDER; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLACEBOS; PLANT OILS; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038488099     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.10.126     Document Type: Article

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