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References used for this fact sheet
- Choose Health: Be Active: A physical activity guide for older Australians, Australian Government. More information here.
- Optimizing exercise and physical activity in older people (2004), M. Morris and A. Schoo (eds), Butterworth-Heinemann, Edinburgh.
- Living Longer, Living Stronger – research, Council on the Ageing, Australia. More information here.
- Evans, W. and Rosenberg, I. (1992), Biomarkers: The 10 keys to prolonging vitality, Fireside/Simon & Schuster, New York.
- Khan KK, Weiler R, Blair SN. (2011). Prescribing exercise in primary care: ten practical steps on how to do it. BMJ 343:d4141 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4141
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