A case-control study of the health and well-being benefits of allotment gardening

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages e336-e344

  Wood, Carly J ^a   Pretty, Jules ^b   Griffin, Murray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

environment; health promotion; mental health

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GARDENING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AFFECT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GARDENING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84996477417     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv146     Document Type: Article

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