Experiences and stress reduction of viewing natural environmental settings

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 775, Issue , 2008, Pages 139-146

  Chang, C Y ^a   Lin, Y H ^a   Chou, M T ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity; Benefit; Environment; Experience; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450191098     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.775.16     Document Type: Article

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