Effects of flower essences on nursing students' stress symptoms: a randomized clinical trial

Lucia Maria Nunes Freire de Albuquerque1, Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini2

  • 1Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem na Saúde do Adulto, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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