Sleep improvement by Kagawa Hinoki root volatiles in middle-aged women: a home-based pilot study
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Authors
- Fadilla Zennifa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-297X)
- Kuniyoshi Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5960-1503)
- Yanli Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-7195)
- Akiko Isa
- Naotoshi Yasumori
- Ryuma Taki
- Hiroo Yasutomi
- Erika Tomimatsu
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Takamatsu University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Wood Science
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s10086-026-02296-3
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00