Using nature and outdoor activity to improve children's health.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

• Publication date

  2010-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cppeds.2010.02.003PMID 20381783
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