Getting men's health onto a policy agenda - charting the development of a National Men's Health Policy in Ireland

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-113

  Richardson, Noel ^a   Carroll, Paula C ^a  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Men's health; Policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; IRELAND; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 65649136232     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2009.03.004     Document Type: Review

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