Connecting masculinities and physical activity among senior South Asian Canadian immigrant men

Critical Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 383-397

  Oliffe, J L ^a   Grewal, S ^b   Bottorff, J L ^c   Hislop, T G ^d   Phillips, M J ^a   Dhesi, J ^a   Kang, H B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant men and exercise; Masculinities; Men's health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; EXERCISE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WALKING;

EID: 75349114033     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590902951605     Document Type: Article

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