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The health of Australian baby boomers

Date

Authors

Humpel, Nancy

O'Loughlin, Kate

Wells, Yvonne

Kendig, Hal

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

The large baby boomer cohort is beginning to reach retirement age. This paper reviews recent Australian literature on baby boomers' health and health behaviours. Databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature and the Internet for online studies and

Keywords

Keywords: aging; article; Australia; health status; human; population dynamics; population growth; quality of life; risk factor; Aging; Australia; Health Status; Humans; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Quality of Life; Risk Factors Baby boomers; Health; Health behaviours; Obesity; Older workers

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/22014

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00412.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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