Building on the strengths of Australian males

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-96

  Macdonald, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Male health policy; Masculinity; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DUTASTERIDE; TAMSULOSIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; AUSTRALIA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLON CANCER; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMININITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; IMPOTENCE; INCONTINENCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEN'S HEALTH; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SMOKING; SPIRITUAL CARE; STRENGTH; SUICIDE; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 84864295657     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: 19330278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.1001.82     Document Type: Review

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