Men, food, and prostate cancer: Gender influences on men's diets

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-187

  Mróz, Lawrence W ^a   Chapman, Gwen E ^a   Oliffe, John L ^a   Bottorff, Joan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food choice; Masculinity; Men's health behavior; Nutrition; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79952268020     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988310379152     Document Type: Article

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