Therapeutic gardens

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 369-372

  Ousset, P J ^a   Nourhashemi, F ^a   Albarede, J L ^a   Vellas, P M ^b  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University of the Third Age   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental intervention; Nursing homes; Therapeutic garden; Wandering behavior

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LEISURE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; TREE; WALKING;

EID: 0031662016     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)80053-8     Document Type: Article

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