Exposure to residential greenness as a predictor of cause-specific mortality and stroke incidence in the Rome Longitudinal Study
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17/02/2019
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Living in areas with higher levels of surrounding greenness and access to urban green areas have been associated with beneficial health outcomes.
Some studies suggested a beneficial influence on mortality, but the evidence is still controversial. Researchers used longitudinal data from a large cohort to estimate associations of two measures of residential greenness exposure with cause-specific mortality and stroke incidence.