Natural environments and human health [

The role natural environments play in human health and wellbeing is attracting increasing attention. There is growing medical evidence that access to the natural environment can prevent disease, aid recovery, tackle obesity and improve mental health. Ths book examines the history of natural environm...

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Main Authors: Ewert, Alan W. , 1949- (Author), Mitten, Denise S. (Author)
Other Authors: Overholt, Jillisa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI , c2014
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2014/20143140823.pdf

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