Aromatherapy massage affects menopausal symptoms in Korean climacteric women: A pilot-controlled clinical trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-328

  Hur, Myung Haeng ^a   Yang, Yun Seok ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Climateric; Massage; Menopausal

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; PRIMROSE OIL;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERANIUM; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INVOLUTIONAL DEPRESSION; JASMINE; KOREA; LAVENDER; MASSAGE; MELANCHOLIA; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MYALGIA; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSE; TREATMENT DURATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 51849136129     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem027     Document Type: Article

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