The effect of interior planting on health and discomfort among workers and school children

HortTechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-52

  Fjeld, Tove ^a  

^a NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benefits of plants; Fluorescent lighting; Foliage plants; Full spectrum lighting; Human issues in horticulture; Human well being; Human horticulture relationships; Mucus membrane symptoms; Neuropsychological symptoms; People plant interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033979942     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.1.46     Document Type: Review

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