Middle-aged 'Macho Men' Are Less Likely To Obtain Preventative Care, Sociologists Find
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 05:35
in Health & Medicine
Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men to seek preventative health care services, according to a study -- the first population-based analysis of men's masculinity beliefs and preventative health care compliance.