Gender Roles and Physical Function in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS).

OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationships between physical function and gender-stereotyped traits and whether these relationships are modified by sex or social context. METHODS:A total of 1995 community-dwelling older adults from the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS) aged 65 to 74 years we...

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Main Authors: Tamer Ahmed, Afshin Vafaei, Mohammad Auais, Jack Guralnik, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892474?pdf=render