RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gardening for health: a regular dose of gardening
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 201
OP 205
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-3-201
VO 18
IS 3
A1 Richard Thompson
YR 2018
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/18/3/201.abstract
AB There is increasing evidence that exposure to plants and green space, and particularly to gardening, is beneficial to mental and physical health, and so could reduce the pressure on NHS services. Health professionals should therefore encourage their patients to make use of green space and to work in gardens, and should pressure local authorities to increase open spaces and the number of trees, thus also helping to counteract air pollution and climate change.