Physical and psychologic effects of aromatherapy inhalation on pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 805-810

  Igarashi, Toshiko ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BERGAMOT OIL; CITRUS FRUIT EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; LINALOOL; LINALYL ACETATE; PETITGRAIN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; SOUR ORANGE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MONOTERPENES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878715858     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0103     Document Type: Article

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