Building effective programs to improve men's health

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 294-306

  Whitley, Elizabeth M ^a   Jarrett, Nicole C ^b   Young, April M W ^c   Adeyemi, Sherry A ^d   Perez, Leda M ^e  

^a DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b Baltimore City Health Department

^c Baltimore Community Voices ^*

^d NONE

^e NONE

Author keywords

Health disparities; Men's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FLORIDA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 47149090912     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988307306956     Document Type: Article

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