Sex differences in physical performance by age, educational level, ethnic groups and birth cohort: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam.
<h4>Background</h4>Older women perform consistently poorer on physical performance tests compared to men. Risk groups for this "female disadvantage" in physical performance and it's development over successive birth cohorts are unknown. This is important information for pr...
Main Authors: | Lena D Sialino, Laura A Schaap, Sandra H van Oostrom, Astrid C J Nooyens, Hendrika S J Picavet, Johannes W R Twisk, W M Monique Verschuren, Marjolein Visser, Hanneke A H Wijnhoven |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226342 |
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