The Blue Gym: Health and wellbeing from our coasts

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 947-948

  Depledge, Michael H ^a   Bird, William J ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 67649435997     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.019     Document Type: Editorial

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