A survey of aromatherapy practices in aged care facilities in northern NSW, Australia

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-50

  Bowles, E Joy ^a,b   Cheras, Phil ^a,b   Stevens, John ^a   Myers, Stephen ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Aromatherapy; Dementia; Drug reduction; Essential oil; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BERGAMOT OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; LAVENDER OIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEA TREE OIL;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; GERANIUM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MELALEUCA; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE; NURSING; PELARGONIUM; REVIEW;

EID: 14644421656     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijat.2004.09.012     Document Type: Article

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