Formal health services in informal settings: findings from the Preston Men's Health Project

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 440-447

  Kierans, Ciara ^a   Robertson, Steve ^b   Mair, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Men's health; Outreach; Social deprivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUALITY;

EID: 36549045995     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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