Profile of men's health in Malaysia: Problems and challenges

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-533

  Tong, Seng Fah ^a,b   Low, Wah Yun ^c   Ng, Chirk Jenn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

aging male; cause of death; epidemiology; health promotion; Malaysia; mens health; non communicable diseases; risk factors

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PROSTATE DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SMOKING;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 79960041819     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.125     Document Type: Review

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