Effect of aromatherapy massage on menopausal symptoms: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 995-999

  Darsareh, Fatemeh ^a   Taavoni, Simin ^a   Joolaee, Soodabeh ^a   Haghani, Hamid ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy massage; Menopausal rating scale; Menopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AFFECT; AROMATHERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; IRAN; MASSAGE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OILS, VOLATILE; PLACEBOS; PLANT OILS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84865781706     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318248ea16     Document Type: Article

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