Therapeutic mobilities: Walking and 'steps' to wellbeing and health

Health and Place

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-106

  Gatrell, Anthony C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Therapeutic landscapes; Therapeutic mobilities; Walking; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE; THERAPEUTIC MOBILITY; TRAVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING; WELLBEING;

EID: 84877795377     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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