Performing masculinity, influencing health: A qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Marcos, Jorge Marcos ^a   Avilés, Nuria Romo ^a   Del Río Lozano, María ^b   Cuadros, Juan Palomares ^a   Del Mar García Calvente, María ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender; Health inequalities; Masculinity; Men's health; Qualitative research; Social theory; Young men

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931262334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.21134     Document Type: Article

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