Identifying male college students' perceived health needs, barriers to seeking help, and recommendations to help men adopt healthier lifestyles

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 259-267

  Davies, Jon ^a   McCrae, Byron P ^a   Frank, Joanne ^a   Dochnahl, Annie ^a   Pickering, Tony ^a   Harrison, Brent ^a   Zakrzewski, Mark ^a   Wilson, Kirsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Student health center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Health; Health promotion; Men; Risk behavior; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0034186493     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480009596267     Document Type: Article

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