Physiological impact of nature

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Li, Q. (2010). Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Environ Health Prev Med, 15(1), 9-17. doi: 10.1007/s12199-008-0068-3

Li, Q., Nakadai, A., Matsushima, H., Miyazaki, Y., Krensky, A. M., Kawada, T., & Morimoto, K. (2006). Phytoncides (wood essential oils) induce human natural killer cell activity. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol, 28(2), 319-333. doi: 10.1080/08923970600809439

Park, B. J., Tsunetsugu, Y., Kasetani, T., Kagawa, T., & Miyazaki, Y. (2010). The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environ Health Prev Med, 15(1), 18-26. doi: 10.1007/s12199-009-0086-9

Song, C., Ikei, H., & Miyazaki, Y. (2016). Physiological Effects of Nature Therapy: A Review of the Research in Japan. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13(8). doi: 10.3390/ijerph13080781

Tsunetsugu, Y., Park, B. J., Ishii, H., Hirano, H., Kagawa, T., & Miyazaki, Y. (2007). Physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the atmosphere of the forest) in an old-growth broadleaf forest in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. J Physiol Anthropol, 26(2), 135-142. 

Yamaguchi, M., Deguchi, M., & Miyazaki, Y. (2006). The effects of exercise in forest and urban environments on sympathetic nervous activity of normal young adults. J Int Med Res, 34(2), 152-159. doi: 10.1177/147323000603400204