Lavender aroma therapy for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia patients

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-138

  Fujii, Masahiko ^a   Hatakeyama, Reiko ^b   Fukuoka, Yumiko ^b   Yamamoto, Taeko ^a   Sasaki, Ruri ^a   Moriya, Machiko ^a   Kanno, Miyuki ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^b  

^a Sendai Tomizawa Hospital   (Japan)

^b Akita University of Nursing and Welfare   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGED; AROMATHERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROMATHERAPY; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55749106233     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00461.x     Document Type: Letter

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