Male frequent attenders of general practice and their help seeking preferences

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-26

  Witty, Karl R ^a   White, Alan K ^a   Bagnall, Anne Marie ^a   South, Jane ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequent attenders; General Practice; Help seeking; Men's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952446512     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2010.09.228     Document Type: Article

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