Psychological benefits of volunteering for restoration projects

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 218-227

  Miles, Irene ^a   Sullivan, William C ^b   Kuo, Frances E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Dept of Food Sci and Hum Nutr   (United States)

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EID: 0040191707     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.18.4.218     Document Type: Review

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