Men at Risk: Considering Masculinity During Hospital-Based Social Work Intervention

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 312-326

  Winnett, Ren ^a   Furman, Rich ^a   Enterline, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Pacifica Graduate Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; health behavior; health risk; masculinities; men's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859643195     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2011.650843     Document Type: Article

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