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Contact to Nature Benefits Health: Mixed Effectiveness of Different Mechanisms

How can urban nature contribute to the reduction of chronic stress? We twice measured the concentration of the “stress hormone” cortisol in the hair of 85 volunteer gardeners (six months apart), relating cortisol level change to (self-reported) characteristics of their recreational activities. Both...

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Autores principales: Hofmann, Mathias, Young, Christopher, Binz, Tina M., Baumgartner, Markus R., Bauer, Nicole
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5800131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29295586
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010031