A randomized, controlled cross-over trial of dermally-applied lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) oil as a treatment of agitated behaviour in dementia

BACKGROUND: Lavender essential oil shows evidence of sedative properties in neurophysiological and animal studies but clinical trials of its effectiveness as a treatment of agitation in people with dementia have shown mixed results. Study methods have varied widely, however, making comparisons hazar...

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Autores principales: O’Connor, Daniel W, Eppingstall, Barbara, Taffe, John, van der Ploeg, Eva S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24219098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-315

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24219098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-315

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