The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 43-50

  Davis, Cathy ^a   Cooke, Marie ^b   Holzhauser, Kerri ^a,b   Jones, Mark ^a   Finucane, Julie ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aromatherapy massage; Emergency nurses; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748511220     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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