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Europe's men need their own health strategy

Alan White, Martin McKee, Noel Richardson, Richard de Visser, Svend Aage Madsen, Bruno de Sousa, Richard Hogston, Witold Zatoński, P. Makara

BMJ · 2011 · 92 citations · 17 references

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Public HealthHealth PolicyHealth PromotionHealth Services ResearchMen's HealthSocial Determinants Of HealthGender Health EquityHealth Promotion For MenHegemonic MasculinityPreventive Care For MenSex Differences In HealthGender Differences In HealthGender-sex Health GapMen's Health PromotionMen's Preventive HealthMen’s Preventive Health

Abstract

A recent European report on men’s health shows that it lags behind that of women. <b>Alan White and colleagues</b> analyse the problems and call for more policy, practice, and research aimed specifically at men

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