journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 184-188 , September 2008

Poverty and men's health

  • April M.W. Young, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Collins Center for Public Policy, Miami, Florida, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
  • ,
  • Siegfried Meryn, MD

      Affiliations

    • International Society for Men's Health, Vienna, Austria
  • ,
  • Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Community Voices, National Center for Primary Care, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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PII: S1875-6867(08)00145-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.07.001

journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 184-188 , September 2008