The men's health policy contexts in Australia, the UK and Ireland: Advancement or abandonment?

Critical Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 427-440

  Smith, James A ^a,b   White, Alan K ^c   Richardson, Noel ^d,e   Robertson, Steve ^c   Ward, Markx ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Promotion Department   (Ireland)

^e Ireland   (Ireland)

^f Wellpark Enterprise Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Healthy public policy; Men's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; IRELAND; MEN'S HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 75349096244     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590903074944     Document Type: Article

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