Green spaces and General Health: Roles of mental health status, social support, and physical activity

Environment International

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 161-167

  Dadvand, Payam ^a,b,c   Bartoll, Xavier ^d,e   Basagaña, Xavier ^a,b,c   Dalmau Bueno, Albert ^a,b,c   Martinez, David ^a,b,c   Ambros, Albert ^a,b,c   Cirach, Marta ^a,b,c   Triguero Mas, Margarita ^a,b,c   Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c   Borrell, Carme ^b,c,d,e   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Built environment; Ecosystem services; Mental health; Natural environment; Park; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HOUSING; PARKING; SURVEYS;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; WELLBEING;

HEALTH;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENSPACE; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREEN SPACE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPACE; SPAIN; SUBJECTIVE GENERAL HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959302151     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.029     Document Type: Article

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