Participation in environmental enhancement and conservation activities for health and well-being in adults: A review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

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Volumn 2016, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Husk, Kerryn ^a   Lovell, Rebecca ^b   Cooper, Chris ^b   Stahl Timmins, Will ^b   Garside, Ruth ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOSIS; BRITISH NURSING INDEX; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCINFO; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WEB OF SCIENCE; WELLBEING; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84969506745     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010351.pub2     Document Type: Review

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