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• Effects of Rooftop Forest-like Field on Elderly People Requiring Care —Using sensory evaluation —

  Authors: Matsunaga K, Park BJ, Ohno N, Takechi A, Kata C, Usuki M, Takeda M, Aoyama Y, Seki T, Miyazaki Y Source: Climatology and Physical Medicine Vol. 72 (2008-2009) No. 4 p. 256-264 DOI: 10.11390/onki.72.256 Language: Japanese Availability: abstract

• The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan.

  Authors: Park BJ, Tsunetsugu Y, Kasetani T, Kagawa T, Miyazaki Y Source: Environ Health Prev Med. 2010 Jan;15(1):18-26 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-009-0086-9. Language: English Availability: full text

• The mental and physical health outcomes of green exercise.

  Authors: Pretty J, Peacock J, Sellens M, Griffin M Source: Int J Environ Health Res. 2005 Oct;15(5):319-37. DOI: 10.1080/09603120500155963 Language: English Availability: full text

• A checklist to evaluate a report of a nonpharmacological trial (CLEAR NPT) was developed using consensus.

  Authors: Boutron I, Moher D, Tugwell P, Giraudeau B, Poiraudeau S, Nizard R, Ravaud P Source: J Clin Epidemiol. 2005 Dec;58(12):1233-40 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.05.004 Language: English Availability: abstract

• CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials.

  Authors: Moher D, Hopewell S, Schulz KF, Montori V, Gøtzsche PC, Devereaux PJ, Elbourne D, Egger M, Altman DG Source: BMJ. 2010 Mar 23;340:c869. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c869. Language: English Availability: full text

• Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function.

  Authors: Li Q Source: Environ Health Prev Med. 2010 Jan;15(1):9-17 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-008-0068-3. Language: English Availability: full text

• Shinrin-yoku (forest-air bathing and walking) effectively decreases blood glucose levels in diabetic patients.

  Authors: Ohtsuka Y, Yabunaka N, Takayama S Source: Int J Biometeorol. 1998 Feb;41(3):125-7. DOI: 10.1007/s004840050064 Language: English Availability: abstract

• Addressing between-study heterogeneity and inconsistency in mixed treatment comparisons: Application to stroke prevention treatments in individuals with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation.

  Authors: Cooper NJ, Sutton AJ, Morris D, Ades AE, Welton NJ Source: Stat Med. 2009 Jun 30;28(14):1861-81 DOI: 10.1002/sim.3594. Language: English Availability: abstract

• Checking consistency in mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis.

  Authors: Dias S, Welton NJ, Caldwell DM, Ades AE Source: Stat Med. 2010 Mar 30;29(7-8):932-44 DOI: 10.1002/sim.3767. Language: English Availability: abstract

• Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement.

  Authors: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, PRISMA Group Source: BMJ. 2009 Jul 21;339:b2535 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2535. Language: English Availability: full text