title: Introducing Ten to Men, the Australian longitudinal study on male health.
abstract: We are very pleased to introduce Ten to Men, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health. Ten to Men is, to our knowledge, the largest national all-male cohort study in the world. It involves 15,988 males who were aged between 10 and 55 years when we recruited them in 2013/14. Together, the articles in this collection provide an overview of the study's methods, examples of some of the key questions it can answer, and guidance for researchers wishing to use it. Perhaps most importantly, the articles demonstrate the enormous potential Ten to Men has to make a real difference to our understanding of male health and the factors that influence it.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia. j.pirkis@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirkis
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, 2751, Australia.
authors.forename: Dallas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: English
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D055815:Young Adult