Growing Minds: Evaluating the effect of gardening on quality of life and physical activity level of older adults

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 705-710

  Sommerfeld, Aime J ^a   Waliczek, Tina M ^b   Zajicek, Jayne M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health; Life satisfaction inventory A; LSIA; Seniors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956195137     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.4.705     Document Type: Article

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