Green space and depression during pregnancy: Results from the growing up in New Zealand study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Nichani, Vikram ^a   Dirks, Kim ^a   Burns, Bruce ^b   Bird, Amy ^a   Grant, Cameron ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antenatal depression; Census area units; Geographic information systems; Green spaces; Multilevel data

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; GIS; GREENSPACE; HEALTH STATUS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GREEN SPACE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANT WOMAN; RECREATIONAL PARK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

NEW ZEALAND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029808636     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14091083     Document Type: Article

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