What is the role of masculinity in white and South Asian men's decisions to seek medical help for cardiac chest pain?

Paul Galdas; Francine Cheater; Paul Marshall

doi:10.1258/135581907782101552

What is the role of masculinity in white and South Asian men's decisions to seek medical help for cardiac chest pain?

Paul Galdas, Francine Cheater, Paul Marshall

Health Sciences

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Abstract

To explore how masculinity influences white, Indian and Pakistani men's interpretation of cardiac chest pain and the decision to seek or delay seeking medical help.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-9
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/135581907782101552
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asia
Chest Pain
England
European Continental Ancestry Group
Fear
Gender Identity
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
State Medicine

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