Gender differences in lower extremity function in latin american elders: Seeking explanations from a life-course perspective

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1004-1024

  Alvarado, Beatriz Eugenia ^a   Guerra, Ricardo O ^b   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Life course; Lower extremities; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; LEG; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; CARIBBEAN REGION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36249032607     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307308618     Document Type: Article

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