"Strengthening heart and mind": Using woodlands to improve mental and physical well-being

Unasylva

Volumn 57, Issue 224, 2006, Pages 56-61

  O'Brien, Liz ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846317774     PISSN: 00416436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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