Evaluating the effect of therapeutic gardens

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-242

  Heath, Yuko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Postoccupancy evaluation; Therapeutic gardens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH VISITOR; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOCCUPANCY EVALUATION; THERAPEUTIC GARDEN;

EID: 4143144169     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750401900410     Document Type: Article

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