Scent and mood state following an anxiety-provoking task

Psychological Reports

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 707-722

  Burnett, Kristina M ^a   Solterbeck, Lisa A ^a   Strapp, Chehalis M ^a  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10844258003     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.2.707-722     Document Type: Review

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