Effects of an indoor foliage plant intervention on patient well-being during a residential rehabilitation program

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-392

  Raanaas, Ruth Kjærsti ^a   Patil, Grete Grindal ^a   Hartig, Terry ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benefits of nature experience; Healing environments; Healthcare design; Horticultural therapy; Human issues in horticulture; People plant interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950386591     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.3.387     Document Type: Article

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