Does the health impact of exposure to neighbourhood green space differ between population groups? An explorative study in four European cities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Ruijsbroek, Annemarie ^a   Droomers, Mariël ^b   Kruize, Hanneke ^a   Van Kempen, Elise ^a   Gidlow, Christopher J ^c   Hurst, Gemma ^c   Andrusaityte, Sandra ^d   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^e,f,g   Maas, Jolanda ^h   Hardyns, Wim ^i,j   Stronks, Karien ^b   Groenewegen, Peter P ^k,l  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

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

^f UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^g CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^h VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

ⁱ GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^k NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^l UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

European cities; General health; Green space; Mental health; Subpopulations

Indexed keywords

AGE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER; GREENSPACE; HEALTH IMPACT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUBPOPULATION;

AGED; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; NETHERLANDS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GROUP; RESIDENT; SPAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATIONAL PARK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; DOETINCHEM; ENGLAND; GELDERLAND; KAUNAS; LITHUANIA; NETHERLANDS; SPAIN; STOKE ON TRENT [ENGLAND]; STOKE ON TRENT [STOKE ON TRENT (ADS)]; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; POPULATION GROUPS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85020388278     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14060618     Document Type: Article

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