'Oh, I'm just, you know, a little bit weak because I'm going to the doctor's': Young men's talk of self-referral to primary healthcare services

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 898-915

  Jeffries, Mark ^a   Grogan, Sarah ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discourse analysis; masculinities; men's health; primary healthcare services; self referral; young men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; NEGOTIATING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862331168     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.631542     Document Type: Article

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