The changing face of the Australian population: Growth in centenarians

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 720-723

  Richmond, Robyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FERTILITY; GENDER BIAS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 48249117499     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01854.x     Document Type: Article

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