Public health strategies to address Asian men's health needs

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 543-555

  Tong, Seng Fah ^a   Low, Wah Yun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asia; health needs; health seeking behavior; masculinity; men's health

Indexed keywords

ASIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

ASIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84865694043     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512452756     Document Type: Review

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