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Green space exposure on depression and anxiety outcomes: A meta-analysis

Ziquan Liu, Xuemei Chen, Huanhuan Cui, Yuxuan Ma, Ning Gao, Xinyu Li, et al.
PubMed Summary & key facts 2023 118 citations

This meta-analysis of observational studies found that higher exposure to green space was linked with slightly lower odds of depression and possibly lower odds of anxiety. A 10% increase in the amount of green space was associated with lower odds of depression (OR 0.963; 95% CI 0.948–0.979) and with a…

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