Meaningful activities in the forest, a way back from exhaustion and long-term sick leave

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-219

  Nordh, Helena ^a   Grahn, Patrik ^b   Währborg, Peter ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Intervention study; Nature; Rehabilitation; Restorative environment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67651095897     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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