Survival of the fittest: retrospective cohort study of the longevity of Olympic medallists in the modern era

Philip M Clarke; Simon J Walter; Andrew Hayen; William J Mallon; Jeroen Heijmans; David M Studdert

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-e8308rep

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Survival of the fittest: retrospective cohort study of the longevity of Olympic medallists in the modern era

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Philip M Clarke Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon J Walter Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Hayen School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William J Mallon Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, Durham, NC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeroen Heijmans Software Improvement Group (SIG), Amsterdam Bleekstraat 70c 3134 EB Vlaardingen, Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David M Studdert Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to D M Studdert, d.studdert{at}unimelb.edu.au

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Clarke PM, Walter SJ, Hayen A, et al

Survival of the fittest: retrospective cohort study of the longevity of Olympic medallists in the modern era

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015;49:898-902.

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Accepted November 16, 2012
First published June 17, 2015.

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June 17, 2015

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