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Preconception healthcare: what do men know and believe? 先入为主的医疗保健:男人知道什么，相信什么?

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.11.001

Keith A. Frey MD, MBA , Richard Engle MD , Brie Noble

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IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.12.001

Michael L. Blute MD

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Assessment of the influence of socio-economic status on aging males’ symptoms in Ijesaland, South-Western Nigeria 评价社会经济地位对尼日利亚西南部Ijesaland地区老年男性症状的影响

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.004

Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi PhD

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引用次数: 9

An overlooked majority: HIV-positive gay men who smoke 一个被忽视的群体:吸烟的hiv阳性男同性恋者

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.11.003

J. Craig Phillips PhD, LLM, RN, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, ACRN , John L. Oliffe PhD, RN , Mary H.H. Ensom Pharm.D., FASHP, FCCP, FCSHP, FCAHS , Joan L. Bottorff PhD, RN, FCAHS , Laura J.L. Bissell MA , Jack Boomer MPA , Kerry MacKelvie O’Brien PhD , Terry Howard MScPPH , Milan Khara MBChB, CCFP, cert. ASAM

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引用次数: 6

Symptoms and health-related quality of life in castration-resistant prostate cancer: the patient's perspective 去势抵抗性前列腺癌的症状和健康相关的生活质量:患者的观点

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.11.002

Heather Payne MBBS, FRCP, FRCR , Richard Pearcy MD, FRCS

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引用次数: 7

How best to engage young men in Chlamydia screening? 如何最好地让年轻男性参与衣原体筛查?

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.11.005

Gavin Dabrera , David Pinson , Steve Whiteman

引用次数: 1

A novel approach to educating men about preventative health in the digital age 在数字时代对男性进行预防性健康教育的新方法

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2012-03-01 Epub Date: 2012-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.11.006

Bruce B. Campbell MD

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引用次数: 6

Abdominal aortic aneurysm 腹主动脉瘤

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2011-12-01 Epub Date: 2011-10-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.09.001

Glenn Skow MD, MPH

引用次数: 0

News from the European Men's Health Forum 来自欧洲男性健康论坛的新闻

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2011-12-01 Epub Date: 2011-11-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.002

引用次数: 0

A novel, self-guided, home-based intervention to promote condom use among young men: a pilot study 一种新颖的、自我引导的、以家庭为基础的干预措施，以促进年轻男性使用避孕套:一项试点研究

IF 0.7 4区医学

Journal of Mens Health Pub Date : 2011-12-01 Epub Date: 2011-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.06.003

Robin R. Milhausen PhD , Jessica Wood MSc , Stephanie A. Sanders PhD , Richard A. Crosby PhD , William L. Yarber PhD , Cynthia A. Graham PhD

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