Early Human Development
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 399-401 , June 2008

Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants

  • Tiffany Field

      Affiliations

    • Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
    • Fielding Graduate University, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 01620, Miami, FL 33101, USA.
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  • Tory Field

      Affiliations

    • Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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  • Christy Cullen

      Affiliations

    • Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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  • Shay Largie

      Affiliations

    • Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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  • Miguel Diego

      Affiliations

    • Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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  • Saul Schanberg

      Affiliations

    • Duke University School of Medicine, USA
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  • Cynthia Kuhn

      Affiliations

    • Duke University School of Medicine, USA

Received 12 October 2006 ,Revised 23 May 2007 ,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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PII: S0378-3782(07)00226-5

doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.10.008

Early Human Development
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 399-401 , June 2008

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