Forest bathing for stress reduction: a critical review.
Background Modern living, combined with the impacts of COVID-19 and an ever-changing geopolitical climate exacerbates stress in people's lives. Consequently, it is an urgent priority to find practical, evidence-based stress management strategies. Time spent in nature is known to significantly reduce...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of Herbal & Naturopathic Medicine Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 56 - 73 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
Jun2023
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