Gardening and belonging: Reflections on how social and therapeutic horticulture may facilitate health, wellbeing and inclusion

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-88

  Diamant, Emna ^a   Waterhouse, Andrew ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belonging; Social and therapeutic horticulture; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749245842     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802210X12658062793924     Document Type: Article

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