Male GPs' views on men seeking medical help: A qualitative study

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 697-713

  Hale, Susan ^a   Grogan, Sarah ^a   Willott, Sara ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENDER IDENTITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GENDER IDENTITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77958533682     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X479113     Document Type: Article

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