Green space and changes in self-rated health among people with chronic illness

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 640-642

  Wolfe, Mary K ^a   Groenewegen, Peter P ^a,b   Rijken, Mieke ^b   De Vries, Sjerp ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 84904987897     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku081     Document Type: Article

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