Effectiveness of aromatherapy massage in the management of anxiety and depression in patients with cancer: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 532-539

  Wilkinson, Susie M ^a   Love, Sharon B ^a   Westcombe, Alex M ^a   Gambles, Maureen A ^a   Burgess, Caroline C ^a   Cargill, Anna ^a   Young, Teresa ^a   Maher, E Jane ^a   Ramirez, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; OILS, VOLATILE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947493919     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.9987     Document Type: Article

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