A conceptual framework for studying urban green spaces effects on health

Journal of Urban Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Zhang, Liqing ^a   Tan, Puay Yok ^a   Diehl, Jessica A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dose response relationship; Health; Urban design and health; Urban ecology; Urban green spaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048772137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jue/jux015     Document Type: Article

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