Green space and health benefits: a QALY and CEA of a mental health programme

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 163-180

  Willis, Ken ^a   Crabtree, Bob ^b   Osman, Liesl M ^c   Cathrine, Kirsty ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CJC Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^c Oxford Guild   (United Kingdom)

^d Ae Village   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness analysis; forests; mental health; QALYs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989200414     PISSN: 21606544     EISSN: 21606552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2015.1058195     Document Type: Article

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