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J Caring Sci. 2019;8(1): 51-60. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2019.008
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A Systematic Review on the Anxiolytic Effect of Aromatherapy during the First Stage of Labor

Ashraf Ghiasi 1 * ORCID, Leila Bagheri 1 ORCID, Arezoo Haseli 1 ORCID

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