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SUBMITTER: Pearson AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716663 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pearson Amber L AL Shortridge Ashton A Delamater Paul L PL Horton Teresa H TH Dahlin Kyla K Rzotkiewicz Amanda A Marchiori Michael J MJ
PloS one 20190830 8
Research linking green space and mental health abounds. It also appears that oceanic blue spaces may be salutogenic, benefitting mental health through their expansive viewscapes, and possibly auditory and olfactory stimuli. Yet, it is unknown whether the same is true for freshwater bodies. In this ecological study, we explored associations between hospitalizations for anxiety/mood disorder in Michigan (>30,000) and proximity to the North American Great Lakes. As a sensitivity analysis, we examin ...[more]