Evaluating street view exposure measures of visible green space for health research

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 447-456

  Larkin, Andrew ^a   Hystad, Perry ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure modeling; Population studies

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 85040728218     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41370-018-0017-1     Document Type: Article

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