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Annals of Leisure Research Volume 24, 2021 - Issue 3: Health meets Leisure – intersections, contradictions and conciliations? Guest Editors: Janette Young, Hazel Maxwell and Nicole Peel
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Exploring perceptions of how nature recreation benefits mental wellbeing: a qualitative enquiry

Eric Brymera Australian College of Applied Psychology, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jedda Crabtreeb School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, AustraliaView further author information
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Robert Kingb School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 394-413 | Received 04 Nov 2018, Accepted 26 May 2020, Published online: 22 Jun 2020

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