Bringing to light the health needs of African-American men: the Overtown Men's Health Study

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-148

  Young, April M W ^a   Perez, Leda M ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^b   Vaughn, Rubiahna L ^b   Braithwaite, Kisha ^c   Treadwell, Henrie M ^c  

^a Collins Center for Public Policy ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American health; Gender; Health care policy; Men's health; Prison health; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEN'S HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SEXISM; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34249989752     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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