Residential green space in childhood is associated with lower risk of psychiatric disorders from adolescence into adulthood

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2019, Pages 5188-5193

  Engemann, Kristine ^a   Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker ^a   Arge, Lars ^a   Tsirogiannis, Constantinos ^a   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^a   Svenning, Jens Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Mental health; Psychological ecosystem services; Remote sensing; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION; ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 85062864472     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807504116     Document Type: Article

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