Long-term exposure to residential green and blue spaces and anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Research

Volumn 162, Issue , 2018, Pages 231-239

  Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c   Sánchez Benavides, Gonzalo ^d,e   Dadvand, Payam ^a,b,c   Martínez, David ^a,b,c   Gramunt, Nina ^d,e   Gotsens, Xavier ^d   Cirach, Marta ^a,b,c   Vert, Cristina ^a,b,c   Molinuevo, José Luis ^d,e   Crous Bou, Marta ^d,f   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark ^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 Barcelona eta Brain Research Center   (Spain)

^e Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Laboratorios Clínicos   (Spain)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Anxiety; Blue spaces; Depression; Green spaces; Mental health; Physical activity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CROSS SECTION; GREENSPACE; MENTAL HEALTH; NDVI; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; VEGETATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PLANT;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PLANTS;

EID: 85042928873     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.012     Document Type: Article

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