Access to green space, physical activity and mental health: a twin study
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Access to green space, physical activity and mental health: a twin study.
BACKGROUND Increasing global urbanisation has resulted in a greater proportion of the world's population becoming exposed to risk factors unique to urban areas, and understanding these effects on public health is essential. The aim of this study was to examine the association between access to green space and mental health among adult twin pairs. METHODS We used a multilevel random intercept ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0143-005X,1470-2738
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204667