Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (2010), Edition: 1, Paperback, 352 pages
Description
A respected neuroscientist shows how some surroundings - from hospital rooms with windows to traditional religious shrines - can greatly improve healing from illness, and shows ways to create a healthier environment.
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LibraryThing member annkucera
Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being by Esther M. Sternberg, M.D. is one of the first books to cover the science and research that has been done regarding health and environment, light, color, nature, etc... The author explains scientific and medical concepts in a clear way and she
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
352 p.; 5.51 inches
ISBN
0674057481 / 9780674057487
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