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You will find a list of research that has been undertaken in the field of men's health below with links to the full report or the abstract. 

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Title Mapping male health focused work currently being carried out across Scotland: a qualitative and quantitative study exploring the experiences and perspectives of key stakeholders in developing men's health focused work
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Lindsay Johnson, Miriam Raftery, Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University

Commissioned by: Men's Health Forum Scotland

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Title Sexually charged: the views of gay and bisexual men on criminal prosecutions for sexual HIV transmission
Author(s) Catherine Dodds, Peter Weatherburn, Adam Bourne, Gary Hammond, Matthew Weait, Ford Hickson, David Reid, Kathie Jessup

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Care and Support Needs of Men who Survived Childhood Sexual Abuse

Author(s) Sarah Nelson, Lynn Jamieson

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Title Body image satisfaction in Scottish men and its implications for promoting healthy behaviours
Author (s) Kerri E. McPherson, Jane D. Turnbull

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Title Scottish men's nutritional knowledge and the Scottish Executive's current dietary targets: they don't match up
Author (s) K.E. McPherson and J. D. Turnbull

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Title Alcohol and violence among young male offenders
Author (s) Scottish Prison Service

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Title The reality of partnership working when undertaking an evaluation of a national Well Men's Service
Author (s) Garth D. Reid, Edwin R. van Teijlingen, Flora Douglas, Lynn Robertson, Anne Ludbrook

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Title Standing out from the herd: men renegotiating masculinity in relation to their experiences of illness
Author(s) Dr Rosaleen O'Brien, Graham J Hart, Kate Hunt

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Title It's caveman stuff, but that is to a certain extent how guys still operate': men's accounts of masculinity and help seeking
Author(s) Dr Rosaleen O'Brien, Kate Hunt, Graham J Hart

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Title Rethinking men's health and illness: the relevance of gender studies
Author(s) Sabo D, Gordon DF

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Title Understanding men's health and illness: a gender-relations approach to policy, research, and practice
Author(s)

Schofield T, Connell RW, Walker L, Wood JF, Butland DL

(Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia)

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Title Identifying work as a barrier to men's access to chronic illness (arthritis) self management programs
Author(s) Gibbs, Lisa (International Journal of Men's Health)

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Title Are women more ready to consult that men?  Gender differences in family practitioner consultation for common chronic conditions
Author(s) Kate Hunt, Graeme Ford, Leigh Harkins, Sally Wyke

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Title Have men been overlooked?  A comparison of young men and women's experiences of chemotherapy-induced alopecia
Author(s) Shona Hilton, Kate Hunt, Carol Emslie, Maria Salinas, Sue Ziebland

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Title Biceps and Body Image: the relationship between muscularity and self esteem, depression and eating disorder symptoms
Author(s) Roberto Olivardia, Harrison G. Pope Jr., J Borowiecki and Geoffrey H Cohane

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Title "Its because of the invincibility thing": young men, masculinity, and testicular cancer
Author(s) International Men's Health, Spring 2008 by Andrew Singleton

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Title Masculine gender role stress and the pursuit of muscularity
Author(s) International Men's Health, Spring 2008, Alexander J Mussap

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Title What makes men attend early detection cancer screenings?  An investigation into the roles of cues to action
Author(s) International Men's Journal, Spring 2008, Uwe Matterne, Monika Sieverding

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Title Men, Masculinity, and the Contexts of Help Seeking
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Michael E. Addis, Clark University

James R Mahalik, Boston College

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Title Managing the impact of illness: the experiences of men with prostate cancer and their spouses
Author(s) Rose E Gray, Margaret Fitch, Catherine Phillips, Manon Labrecque and Karen Fergus (Toronto, Canada)

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Title Women, men and coronary heart disease: a review of the qualitative literature
Author(s) Emslie, C. (2005)

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Title Masculinities in Older Men: a qualitative study in the west of Scotland
Author(s) Carol Emslie, Kate Hunt, Rosaleen O'Brien - MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasogw

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Title Men's account of depression: reconstructing or resisting hegemonic masculinity
Author(s) Carole Emslie, Damien Ridge, Sue Ziebland and Kate Hunt

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Title Suicidal masculinities
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Jonathan Scourfield (Cardiff University)

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Title Constructions of masculinity in their influences of men's well-being: a theory of gender and health
Author(s) Will H Courtenay, Sonama State University

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Title Sex, gender and health: a need for a new approach
Author(s) Lesley Doyal, Professor of health and social care.  School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol

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Title Men, culture and hegemonic masculnity: understanding the experience of prostate cancer
Author(s) Wall D, Kristjanson L. School of Nursing and Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

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Title The impact of gender role conflict and counselling technique on psychological help seeking in men
Author(s) Andrew F Wisch, James R Mahalik, Jeffrey A Hayes and Elizabeth A Nutt

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Title What do we know about men's help-seeking and health service users?
Author(s) James A Smith, Annette Braunack-Mayer and Gary Wittert

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Title A preliminary examination of the "Real Men.  Real Depression" campaign
Author(s) By Rochlen, Aaron B.; McKelley, Ryan A.; Pituch, Keenan A. - Psychology of Men & Masculinity, Vol 7(1), Jan 2006, 1-13

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Title Formal health services in informal settings: findings from the Preston Men's Health Project
Author(s) Ciara Kierans PhD, Steve Robertson PhD and Michael D Mair MA (Hons)

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Title Men managing health
Author(s) Men's Health Journal, Volume 2, Issue 4

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Title What do Asian men consider as important masculinity attributes?  Findings from the Asian Men's Attitudes to Live Events and Sexuality (MALES)
Author(s) Chrik Jenn Hg, Hui Meng Tan and Wah Yun Low

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Title Gay men and prostate cancer: voicing the concerns of a hidden population
Author(s) Shaun M Filiault, Murray J. N. Drummond and James A A Smith

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Title Gender differences in physical symptoms and illness behaviour: A health diary study
Author(s) Cecile M. T. Gijsbers van Wijk, Henk Huisman and Annemarie M Kolk

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Title The Sex Health of Men
Author(s) The Sexual Health of Men, By Laura Serrant-Green, Alan (FRW) White, John McLuskey, Contributor Laura Serrant-Green, Alan (FRW) White, John McLuskey, Published by Radcliffe Publishing, 2008, ISBN 1846190347, 9781846190346, 146 pages

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Title Men and dieting: a qualitative analysis
Author(s) De Souza, Paula and CICLITIRA, Karen E.

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Title 'You ain't going to say...I've got a problem down there': workplace-based health promotion with men
Author(s) Dolan, Alan and Staples, Victoria and others

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Title The Weaker sex?  Exploring lay understandings of gender differences in life expectancy: A qualitative study
Author(s) Carol Emslie and Kate Hunt (MRC Social & Public Health Science)

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Title Men with prostate cancer over the first year of illness: their experiences as biographical disruption
Author(s) Sandi Cayless, Liz Forbat, Nicola Illingworth, Gill Hubbard and Nora Kearney

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Selected publications from Courtenay, W.H.
http://www.menshealth.org/code/publications.html
   
Title Connecting masculinities and physical activity among senior South Asian Canadian immigrant men
Author(s) Oliffe, J.L.; Grewal S.; Bottorff, J.L. and others

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