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Green Streets, Healthy Hearts: Exploring the Roles of Urban Nature and Walkability in Cardiovascular Health Cover

Green Streets, Healthy Hearts: Exploring the Roles of Urban Nature and Walkability in Cardiovascular Health

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|Nov 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1455 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 46
Submitted on: Jul 24, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 16, 2024
Published on: Nov 5, 2024
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2024 Nwabunie Nwana, Zulqarnain Javed, Stephen L. Jones, Chanam Lee, Jay E. Maddock, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Khurram Nasir, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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