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Payam Dadvand

Associate Research Professor, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Verified email at isglobal.org
Cited by 19670

Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren

P Dadvand, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Exposure to green space has been associated with better physical and mental health.
Although this exposure could also influence cognitive development in children, available …

Mental health benefits of long-term exposure to residential green and blue spaces: a systematic review

…, M Triguero-Mas, D Martínez, P Dadvand… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Many studies conducted during the last decade suggest the mental health benefits of green
and blue spaces. We aimed to systematically review the available literature on the long-term …

Green spaces and general health: roles of mental health status, social support, and physical activity

P Dadvand, X Bartoll, X Basagaña… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Green spaces are associated with improved health, but little is known about mechanisms
underlying such association. We aimed to assess the association between greenness …

Maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weight: a multi-country evaluation of effect and heterogeneity

P Dadvand, J Parker, ML Bell, M Bonzini… - Environmental …, 2013 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: A growing body of evidence has associated maternal exposure to air pollution
with adverse effects on fetal growth; however, the existing literature is inconsistent. …

Residential green spaces and mortality: a systematic review

…, M Triguero-Mas, D Martínez, P Dadvand… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A number of studies have associated natural outdoor environments with
reduced mortality but there is no systematic review synthesizing the evidence. Objectives We …

Risks and benefits of green spaces for children: a cross-sectional study of associations with sedentary behavior, obesity, asthma, and allergy

P Dadvand, CM Villanueva, L Font-Ribera… - Environmental …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Green spaces have been associated with both health benefits and risks in
children; however, available evidence simultaneously investigating these conflicting influences, …

Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts

P Dadvand, J Sunyer, X Basagana… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Green spaces have been associated with improved physical and mental health;
however, the available evidence on the impact of green spaces on pregnancy is scarce. …

Natural outdoor environments and mental and physical health: relationships and mechanisms

M Triguero-Mas, P Dadvand, M Cirach… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Evidence is growing for the beneficial impacts of natural outdoor environments
on health. However, most of the evidence has focused on green spaces and little evidence is …

Green space, health inequality and pregnancy

P Dadvand, A de Nazelle, F Figueras… - Environment …, 2012 - Elsevier
Green spaces have been suggested to improve physical and mental health and well-being
by increasing physical activity, reducing air pollution, noise, and ambient temperature, …

Fifty shades of green: pathway to healthy urban living

…, H Khreis, M Triguero-Mas, M Gascon, P Dadvand - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Currently half the world population lives in cities, and this proportion is expected to increase
rapidly to 70% over the next years. Over the years, we have created large, mostly grey cities …