Cultivating wildness: Three conservation volunteer's experiences of participation in the Green Gym scheme

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 244-252

  Birch, Matt ^a  

^a Care Co ops Community Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW; SITTING; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING; WORKER;

EID: 21444431989     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260506800602     Document Type: Review

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