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J Caring Sci. 2015;4(2): 135-141. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2015.014
PMID: 26161367        PMCID: PMC4484988

Original Research

Effect of Inhalation of Aroma of Geranium Essence on Anxiety and Physiological Parameters during First Stage of Labor in Nulliparous Women: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Fahimeh Rashidi Fakari 1, Mahbubeh Tabatabaeichehr 1 * , Hossian Kamali 2, Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari 3, Maryam Naseri 4

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