Physiological effects of forest recreation in a young conifer forest in Hinokage Town, Japan

Silva Fennica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-301

  Park, Bum Jin ^a   Tsunetsugu, Yuko ^a   Kasetani, Tamami ^a   Morikawa, Takeshi ^a   Kagawa, Takahide ^a   Miyazaki, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heart rate variability; Pulse rate; Relaxation; Shinrin yoku; Therapeutic effects of forest; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEART RATE VARIABILITY; PULSE RATE; RELAXATION; SHINRIN-YOKU; THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF FOREST;

BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; FORESTRY;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

BLOOD; FORESTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFORESTATION; RELAXATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HINOKAGE; JAPAN;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 67149099436     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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