Traditional masculinity and African American men's health-related attitudes and behaviors

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Wade, Jay C ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Health behaviors; Traditional masculinity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149095495     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988308320180     Document Type: Article

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