Men, masculinities and heart disease: A systematic review of the qualitative literature

Current Sociology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Emslie, Carol ^a   Hunt, Kate ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Gender; Masculinity; Qualitative research; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749085962     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392108099161     Document Type: Review

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