Post-occupancy evaluation of healing gardens in a pediatric cancer center

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 167-183

  Sherman, Sandra A ^a   Varni, James W ^b,d   Ulrich, Roger S ^b,e   Malcarne, Vanessa L ^a,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Center for Health Systems and Design   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Healing environment; Healing gardens; Pediatric cancer; PedsQL ; Post occupancy evaluation; Restorative environment

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; HOSPITALS; PERSONNEL; TUMORS;

CHILDREN; HEALING ENVIRONMENT; HEALING GARDENS; PEDIATRIC CANCER; PEDSQL™; POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION; RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENT;

URBAN PLANNING;

CANCER; GARDEN; GREENSPACE; HEALTH CARE;

EID: 24344470137     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.11.013     Document Type: Article

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