Measures of restoration in geriatric care residences: The influence of nature on elderly people's power of concentration, blood pressure and pulse rate

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 227-256

  Ottosson, Johan ^b   Grahn, Patrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly people; Garden; Restorative effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747795619     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v19n03_12     Document Type: Article

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