Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Dysmenorrhea in Turkish Students

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 236-240

  Apay, Serap Ejder ^a   Arslan, Sevban ^a   Akpinar, Reva Balci ^a   Celebioglu, Ayda ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; PLACEBO; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STUDENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACUTE PAIN; AROMATHERAPY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; OILS, VOLATILE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBOS; PLANT OILS; STUDENTS, NURSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869227108     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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