Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 136-138 , March 2008

Reduction of Benzodiazepine Requirements During Mechanical Ventilation in a Child by Topical Application of Essential Oils

  • Kamyar M. Hedayat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Advocate Lutheran Children’s Hospital; Center for Complementary Medicine, Chicago, IL.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: 1775 Dempster Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068

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PII: S1550-8307(07)00457-0

doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2007.12.005

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 136-138 , March 2008

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