The importance of nature in the well-being of rural elders

Nature and Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-174

  Butler, Sandra S ^a   Cohen, Adrienne L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic capital; Gerontology; Nature; Older adults; Quality of life; Rural aging; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ESTHETICS; HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL WORK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044795566     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2010.050203     Document Type: Article

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