Integrating complementary and alternative medicine: Use of essential oils in hypertension management

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-88

  Walsh, M Eileen ^a   Reis, Debra ^b   Jones, Tisha ^c  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Flower Hospital   (United States)

^c PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AROMATHERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OILS, VOLATILE;

EID: 79961199380     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvn.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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