Differences between the physiologic and psychologic effects of aromatherapy body treatment

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 655-661

  Takeda, Hitomi ^a   Tsujita, Junzo ^a   Kaya, Mitsuharu ^a   Takemura, Masanori ^a   Oku, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROMATHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAIL MAKING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249108045     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0591     Document Type: Article

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