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Aging-related decline begins on average a decade earlier in Brazil than in Europe, highlighting social disparities which may impair healthy aging, per study of more than 30,000 over-50s
Article URL: https://plos.io/4wQnKJF
Article title: A decade of difference: cross-continental patterns of functional performance in Brazil and Europe within the WHO ICOPE framework
Author countries: Spain, Brazil.
Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
A decade of difference: cross-continental patterns of functional performance in Brazil and Europe within the WHO ICOPE framework
Article Publication Date
5-Aug-2026
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.