Two thirds of forest walkers with Japanese cedar pollinosis visit forests even during the pollen season

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Morita, Emi ^a,e   Nagano, Jun ^b   Yamamoto, Hirokazu ^c   Murakawa, Isao ^d   Aikawa, Mieko ^d   Shirakawa, Taro ^a,f  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f UCG (Universal Clinic Group)   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest walking; Japanese cedar pollinosis; Pollen season; Recreation activity; Shinrin yoku

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREST; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JAPAN; JAPANESE CEDAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECREATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOM; WALKING;

EID: 70450162952     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.08-OA-0050     Document Type: Article

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