Behavioral methods of alleviating motion sickness: Effectiveness of controlled breathing and a music audiotape

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-111

  Yen Pik Sang, Fleur D ^b   Billar, Jessica P ^a   Golding, John F ^a   Gresty, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; MUSIC THERAPY; NAUSEA; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0346034644     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.31768     Document Type: Article

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