Critical incident: Idiosyncratic allergic reactions to essential oils

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-60

  Maddocks Jennings, W ^a  

^a Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Aromatherapist; Essential oils

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AROMADENDRENE; CHAMOMILE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; LEMON OIL; LIMONENE; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; PARA CYMENE; ROSE OIL; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENOID; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINENE; YLANG YLANG OIL;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NAUSEA; NURSE TRAINING; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN TINGLING; TACHYCARDIA; TEACHER; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0742289415     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-6117(03)00084-2     Document Type: Article

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