Helping young men thrive: Positive youth development and men's health

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-359

  Vo, Dzung X ^a   Park, M Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gender; Men's health; Positive youth development; Prevention; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 70450220593     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988309351954     Document Type: Article

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