Contribution of plants to the well-being of retirement home residents

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 639, Issue , 2004, Pages 145-150

  Brascamp, W ^a   Kidd, J L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gardens and life satisfaction; Horticulture and the elderly; Nature and the aging population; People plant interactions; Rest home landscapes

Indexed keywords

EID: 29844435717     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.639.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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