Health and well-being in woodlands: A case study of the chopwell wood health project

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-60

  O'Brien, Liz ^a   Snowdon, Hilary ^b  

^a Northumbria University ^*

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General Practitioner referral schemes; Health and well being; Physical activity; Restorative environments; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HEALTH STATUS; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; WELFARE IMPACT; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 34547674867     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2007.9747476     Document Type: Article

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