Does lavender aromatherapy alleviate premenstrual emotional symptoms?: A randomized crossover trial

BioPsychoSocial Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Matsumoto, Tamaki ^a   Asakura, Hiroyuki ^b   Hayashi, Tatsuya ^c  

^a International Buddhist University   (Japan)

^b Center for Advanced Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84878361741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17510759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0759-7-12     Document Type: Article

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