Doses of nearby nature simultaneously associated with multiple health benefits

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Cox, Daniel T C ^a   Shanahan, Danielle F ^b,c   Hudson, Hannah L ^a   Fuller, Richard A ^c   Anderson, Karen ^a   Hancock, Steven ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ZEALANDIA   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Dose response; Exposure to nature; Extinction of experience; Nature dose; Nature relatedness; Physical behaviour; Risk factors; Self assessment of health; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BEHAVIOR; DOSE RESPONSE; ENGLAND; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; VEGETATION; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TIME FACTOR; URBAN HEALTH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NATURE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 85012294420     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020172     Document Type: Article

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