The effect of aromatherapy on health complaints. A randomised, controlled trial

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Hansen, T M ^a   Hansen, B ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ØStmarka Sykehus ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy massage; Health problems and complaints; Randomised trial; The Subjective Health Complaints Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BENZOIN OIL; BERGAMOT OIL; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; BOIS DE ROSE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FENNEL OIL; GERANIUM OIL; JUNIPER BERRY OIL; LAVENDER OIL; LEMON OIL; PATCHOULI OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA SCLAREA OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ECZEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE; HEARTBURN; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MASSAGE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; STOMACH PAIN; STOMACH ULCER; THORAX PAIN;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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