Barriers to healthy eating amongst men: A qualitative analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 387-395

  Gough, Brendan ^a   Conner, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Healthy eating; Masculinity; Men's health; Qualitative; UK

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH EDUCATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; RISK-TAKING; STEREOTYPING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 28444461006     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.05.032     Document Type: Article

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