A comparison of four typical green exercise environments and prediction of psychological health outcomes

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  2016

• Venue

  Perspectives in Public Health

• Publication date

  2016-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1177/1757913915589845PMID 26087698
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