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Morbidity is related to a green living environment
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2009 · Vol. 63(12) · pp. 967–973
Jaap Maas✉(EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research)Robert Verheij(Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research)S. de VriesPeter Spreeuwenberg(Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research)François Schellevis(EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research)Peter Groenewegen(Utrecht University)
Abstract
This study indicates that the previously established relation between green space and a number of self-reported general indicators of physical and mental health can also be found for clusters of specific physician-assessed morbidity. The study stresses the importance of green space close to home for children and lower socioeconomic groups.
Urban Green Space and HealthNoise Effects and ManagementUrban Agriculture and SustainabilitySocioeconomic statusMedicineMental healthDemographyPopulationUrbanizationRelation (database)GerontologyEnvironmental healthDepression (economics)
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedChildCity PlanningCrowdingEnvironmentFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMorbidityNetherlandsPlants
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- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
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