Moving Beyond the Prostate: Benefits in Broadening the Scope of Research on Men and Cancer

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-141

  Wenger, Lisa M ^a   Oliffe, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

general health and wellness; health care issues; health care utilization; men's health interventions; men's health programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; NEOPLASM; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84873980074     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312463420     Document Type: Article

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