This study examined the relationship between urban forests and medical care use. A structural equation model was used to test the hypothesis that the extent of urban forest is negatively related to medical care use for respiratory disease, controlling for the effects of degree of air pollution,...

Health care organizations that offer more delivery services are assumed to provide better quality of care, and a higher rate of cesarean section (CS) is generally assumed to be an indicator of poor quality of care. This study analyzed whether the volume–outcome relationship in delivery...