Older men's health: Sociocultural and ecological perspectives

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1151-1172

  Eckert, J K ^a   Rubinstein, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032824774     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(05)70156-5     Document Type: Article

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