Does biodiversity improve mental health in urban settings?

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Medical Hypotheses

• Publication date

  2011-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.02.040PMID 21429673
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