Evaluating the effectiveness of applying aroma seals to masks in reducing stress caused by wearing masks: A randomized controlled trial

• Nobuyuki Wakui ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nobuyuki Wakui, Kotoha Ichikawa

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: n-wakui@hoshi.ac.jp

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9738-0438

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• Kotoha Ichikawa ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nobuyuki Wakui, Kotoha Ichikawa

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Aika Okami,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hinako Kagi,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shoko Kawakubo,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Chikako Togawa,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Raini Matsuoka,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Mai Watanabe,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Miho Yamamura,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shunsuke Shirozu,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yuika Tsubota,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yukiko Yoshizawa,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yoshiaki Machida

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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