The changing face of the Australian population: growth in centenarians
- 16 June 2008
- journal article
- public health
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 188 (12) , 720-723
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01854.x
Abstract
At the time of the 2006 Census, there were 3154 centenarians in Australia, 797 men (25%) and 2357 women (75%). This number is expected to increase to 12 000 by 2020. In Australia we are experiencing...Keywords
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