A Review of Men's Health and Masculinity

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 474-487

  Garfield, Craig F ^a   Isacco, Anthony ^b   Rogers, Timothy E ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

health; health care use; lifestyle medicine; masculinity; men

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992847126     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827608323213     Document Type: Review

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