'Not living life in too much of an excess': Lay men understanding health and well-being

Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-189

  Robertson, Steve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b European Men's Health Development Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lay perspectives; Masculinity; Men's health; Responsibility; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644538572     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459306061787     Document Type: Article

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