Green space, psychological restoration, and health inequality

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9650, 2008, Pages 1614-1615

  Hartig, Terry ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 55149092566     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61669-4     Document Type: Note

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