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Menˈs health: whatˈs a GP to do?
Author(s) -
Harris Mark F,
McKenzie Suzanne
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00643.x
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , psychological intervention , medicine , general practice , disease , gerontology , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , political science , law
Men are at highest risk of cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, some cancers, suicide and transport‐related injury. An anticipatory approach to menˈs health in general practice should assess risk for these conditions and offer effective interventions, either to prevent them or manage them early. This requires attention to the barriers, not only to men accessing general practice, but also to appropriate assessment and management, especially among disadvantaged groups.