Horticultural therapy: The 'healing garden' and gardening in rehabilitation measures at Danderyd Hospital Rehabilitation Clinic, Sweden

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 245-260

  Söderback, Ingrid ^a   Söderström, Marianne ^b   Schälander, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Garden; Gardening; Healing; Neurological diseases; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALING; HORTICULTURE; HORTICULTURE THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; STRESS; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

AGRICULTURE; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6344233908     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490410001711416     Document Type: Review

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