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. 2020 Jun 18;17(12):4371. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124371

Table 2.

Summary of studies in urban trees and human health scoping review, sorted by health outcomes domains and study design. (narrative provides details of thematic analysis; citations and references are in Supplementary Material, Table S1).

Domain/Subdomain Study Count Experiment Natural/Quasi-Experiment Longitudinal/Cohort Cross Sectional Modelling Time Series
4.1. Reducing Harm 82
4.1.1 Air Pollutants and Respiratory Condition 14 ●●◐◐◐
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4.1.2 Tree Pollen and VOCs 40 ○○○ ◐◐◐◐◐
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4.1.3 Ultraviolet Radiation 5 ●● ●◐◐
4.1.4 Excess Heat and Thermal Comfort 17 ●●●●● ●● ●●●●●
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4.1.5 Crime 6 ●● ◐ ●●◐
4.2. Restoring Capacities 63
4.2.1 Cognition and Attention Restoration 13 ●●●●●
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4.2.2 Mental Health, Anxiety and Mood 15 ●●●●●
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4.2.3 Psychophysiological Stress 25 ●●●●●
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4.2.4 Clinical Outcomes 10 ●●● ◐ ●● ●●●
4.3. Building Capacities 56
4.3.1 Birth Outcomes 4 ◐◐◐
4.3.2 Immune System 6 ●●●●●
4.3.3 Active Living 19 ●● ●●●●●
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4.3.4 Weight Status 8 ●●●●●
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4.3.5 Cardiovascular Function 16 ●●●●●
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4.3.6 Social Cohesion 3 ●●
Total Studies 201 57 26 12 69 24 13

Legend: Each circle represents one study - ● = positive outcome, ◐ = mixed and/or insignificant outcome, ○ = negative outcome.