Invited Perspective: More Greenspace, Less Cognitive Decline? Current Evidence and Future Directions

Overview

Journal Environ Health Perspect

Date 2024 Jul 17

PMID 39016601

Authors

Li-Xin Hu

Bo-Yi Yang

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