journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 48-55 , March 2008

Physician attitudes to the concept of ‘men's health’ in Asia

  • Marc Yates, BA

      Affiliations

    • The Research Partnership, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Wah-Yun Low, BA, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Daniel Rosenberg, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Epidemiology Dept, Allschwil, Switzerland

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doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2007.11.003

journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 48-55 , March 2008

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