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SUBMITTER: Beltran-Sanchez H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5659182 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beltrán-Sánchez Hiram H Pebley Anne A Goldman Noreen N
SSM - population health 20170413
Social inequalities in health and disability are often attributed to differences in childhood adversity, access to care, health behavior, residential environments, stress, and the psychosocial aspects of work environments. Yet, disadvantaged people are also more likely to hold jobs requiring heavy physical labor, repetitive movement, ergonomic strain, and safety hazards. We investigate the role of physical work conditions in contributing to social inequality in mobility among older adults in Mex ...[more]