Inducing physiological stress recovery with sounds of nature in a virtual reality forest — results from a pilot study

Annerstedt, Matilda, Jönsson, Peter, Wallergård, Mattias, Johansson, Gerd, Karlson, Björn, Grahn, Patrik, Hansen, Åse Marie, Währborg, Peter·2013·Physiology & Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.023

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  95. Additional file 3 of Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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  96. Additional file 5 of Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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  97. Additional file 7 of Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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  98. Additional file 6 of Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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  99. Additional file 4 of Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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  100. Additional file 1 of Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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