Green spaces and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in the city of Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate the association between exposure to green spaces and mortality from ischemic heart and cerebrovascular diseases, and the role of socioeconomic status in this relationship, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Ecological study, with the census tracts as unit...

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Main Authors: Ismael Henrique da Silveira, Washington Leite Junger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-05-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000100241&lng=en&tlng=en