Men's health and wellbeing: taking up the challenge in Australia

Gregory, Ann T; Lowy, Michael P; Zwar, Nicholas A

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00632.x

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Tackling the problems of men’s health requires a comprehensive national policy

Health care service delivery takes into account many patient factors, such as age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status — and sex. While the place of “women’s health” is now well established in health care, many contributors to this special men’s health issue of the Journal believe that “men’s health” has not received sufficient, specific attention. Are they right?

1 The Medical Journal of Australia, Sydney, NSW.
2 Sydney Men’s Health, Sydney, NSW.
3 School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: medjaust@ampco.com.au

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