A single-blinded, randomized pilot study evaluating the aroma of Lavandula augustifolia as a treatment for mild insomnia

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 631-637

  Lewith, George T ^a,b,c   Godfrey, Anthony Dean ^a   Prescott, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Primary Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; LAVENDER OIL;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LAVANDULA AUGUSTIFOLIA; LAVENDER; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP PARAMETERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LAVANDULA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OILS, VOLATILE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24644507062     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.631     Document Type: Article

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