Metabolic cost of horticulture activities in older adults

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-299

  Park, Sin Ae ^a   Lee, Kwan Suk ^b   Son, Ki Cheol ^a   Shoemaker, Candice ^c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Gardening; Horticultural therapy; Human issues in horticulture; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864213471     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: 1882336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.81.295     Document Type: Article

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