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Original Article

Horticultural therapy: the ‘healing garden’and gardening in rehabilitation measures at Danderyd hospital rehabilitation clinic, Sweden

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Pages 245-260 | Accepted 15 Jan 2004, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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