Effect of lavender inhalation on the symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea and the amount of menstrual bleeding: A randomized clinical trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 212-219

  Raisi Dehkordi, Ziba ^a   Hosseini Baharanchi, Fatemeh Sadat ^b,c   Bekhradi, Reza ^d  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Eyvanakey Institute of Higher Education   (Iran)

^d Barij Essence Company Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Generalized estimating equation (GEE); Inhalation; Lavandula angustifolia (lavender); Logistic regression; Menstrual bleeding

Indexed keywords

LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SESAME SEED OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AROMATHERAPY; LAVENDER; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AROMATHERAPY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LAVANDULA; LOGISTIC MODELS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84898773147     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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