More than a place to do woodwork: a case study of a community-based Men's Shed

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Ballinger, Megan L ^a   Talbot, Lyn A ^a   Verrinder, Glenda K ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Men's health; Men's sheds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPENTER; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 60749083188     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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