Study objectives: To investigate the strength of the relation between the amount of green
space in people’s living environment and their perceived general health. This relation is …

Are people living in greener areas healthier than people living in less green areas? This
hypothesis was empirically tested by combining Dutch data on the self-reported health of over …

Background: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in
environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation …

This study investigates whether the presence of green space can attenuate negative health
impacts of stressful life events. Individual-level data on health and socio-demographic …

This study explored whether social contacts are an underlying mechanism behind the
relationship between green space and health. We measured social contacts and health in 10,089 …

Background Looking out on and being in the green elements of the landscape around us
seem to affect health, well-being and feelings of social safety. This article discusses the design …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether physical activity (in general,
and more specifically, walking and cycling during leisure time and for commuting purposes, …

We aimed to obtain reliable reference charts for sleep duration, estimate the prevalence of
sleep complaints across the lifespan and identify risk indicators of poor sleep. Studies were …

Background Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable adverse
drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting. Objective The aim of this …

Background Multimorbidity is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge of
modern societies. However, knowledge about the size of the population suffering from …