Are men shortchanged on health? Perspective on health care utilization and health risk behavior in men and women in the United States

Background:  Significant gender disparities exist in life expectancy and major disease morbidity. There is a need to understand the major issues related to men’s health that contributes to these significant disparities. It is hypothesized that, high‐risk behaviors and low utilization of all and preventive health services contribute to the higher mortality and the higher and earlier morbidity in men.