Perceived health is associated with visiting natural favourite places in the vicinity

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-151

  Korpela, Kalevi M ^a   Ylén, Matti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coping resources; Favourite places; Perceived health; Self regulation of mood; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIZZINESS; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STOMACH PAIN; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33751018254     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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