Mortality estimates of the 1918 influenza pandemic vary considerably, and recent estimates
have suggested that there were 50 million to 100 million deaths worldwide. We investigated …

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 …

Background Studies on differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in health
care utilization vary with respect to the extent and direction of differences in use. Therefore, …

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 …

When studying the patient perspective on communication, some studies rely on analogue
patients (patients and healthy subjects) who rate videotaped medical consultations while …

Several studies have shown a positive relationship between local greenspace availability
and residents' health, which may offer opportunities for health improvement. This study …

Health literacy has been put forward as a potential mechanism explaining the well-documented
relationship between education and health. However, little empirical research has been …

Background Previous research shows a positive link between the amount of green area in
one's residential neighbourhood and self-reported health. However, little research has been …

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, …