Men's health promotion in Canada: Current context and future direction

Health Education Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Robertson, Steve ^a   Galdas, Paul M ^b   McCreary, Donald R ^c   Oliffe, John L ^b   Tremblay, Gilles ^d  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Health promotion; Men's health

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 77949585267     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896909348785     Document Type: Review

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