Aromatherapy alleviates endothelial dysfunction of medical staff after night-shift work: Preliminary observations

Hypertension Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 264-267

  Shimada, Kenei ^a   Fukuda, Shota ^a   Maeda, Kumiko ^a   Kawasaki, Toshihiro ^a   Kono, Yasushi ^a   Jissho, Satoshi ^a   Taguchi, Haruyuki ^a   Yoshiyama, Minoru ^b   Yoshikawa, Junichi ^a  

^a Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aromatherapy; endothelium; night shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; JOB STRESS; LAVENDER; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; SLEEP TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OILS, VOLATILE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PLANT OILS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79751477704     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.228     Document Type: Article

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