The effect of lemon fragrance on simple mental performance and psychophysiological parameters during task performance

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-313

  Kawamoto, Rieko ^a   Murase, Chiharu ^a   Ishihara, Itsuko ^a   Ikushima, Miharu ^a   Nakatani, Junko ^a   Haraga, Miki ^a   Shimizu, Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b AICHI SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous function; Kraepelin tests; Lemon fragrance; POMS

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY; LEMON; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 29444451253     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.27.305     Document Type: Article

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