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EFFECTS OF AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE ON ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM IN KOREAN ELDERLY WOMEN: A PILOT STUDY

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Pages 1447-1455 | Received 12 Sep 2005, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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