Allotment gardening and other leisure activities for stress reduction and healthy aging

HortTechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-585

  Hawkins, Jemma L ^a   Thirlaway, Kathryn J ^a   Backx, Karianne ^a   Clayton, Deborah A ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention restoration theory; Community gardening; Exercise; Natural environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054887289     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.21.5.577     Document Type: Article

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