articleEnvironmental Health PerspectivesApr 13, 2016DIAMOND OA

Exposure to Greenness and Mortality in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study of Women

Harvard University · Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Abstract

Background

Green, natural environments may ameliorate adverse environmental exposures (e.g., air pollution, noise, and extreme heat), increase physical activity and social engagement, and lower stress.

Objectives

We aimed to examine the prospective association between residential greenness and mortality.

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Prospective cohort study
  • Demography
  • Environmental health
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
  • Cohort study
  • Rate ratio
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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