Associations between urban greenspace and health-related quality of life in children

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2016, Pages 211-221

  McCracken, Deborah S ^a   Allen, Deonie A ^a   Gow, Alan J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; GIS spatial analysis; Greenspace; Health related quality of life; Kid KINDL; Self report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GREENSPACE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84958249421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.01.013     Document Type: Article

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