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Impact of smoking, diabetes and hypertension on survival in the elderly: the Dubbo Study

Leon A Simons and Judith Simons
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06799.x
Published online: 2 May 2005

Leon A Simons,* Judith Simons


  • 1 Dubbo Study of the elderly
  • 2 Lipid Department, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010.



  • 1. Simons LA, McCallum J, Simons J, Friedlander Y. Relationship of peak expiratory flow rate with mortality and ischaemic heart disease in elderly Australians. Med J Aust 1997; 166: 526-529.
  • 2. Simons LA, Simons J, McCallum J, Friedlander Y. Impact of smoking, diabetes and hypertension on survival time in the elderly: the Dubbo Study. Med J Aust 2005; 182: 219-222. <eMJA full text>
  • 3. Simons LA, Simons J, Friedlander Y, McCallum J. Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in the elderly (the Dubbo Study). Am J Cardiol 2002; 89: 69-72.
  • 4. Simons LA, McCallum J, Friedlander Y, Simons J. Risk factors for ischemic stroke: Dubbo Study of the elderly. Stroke 1998; 29: 1341-1346.
  • 5. McCallum J, Simons LA, Simons J, Friedlander Y. Patterns and predictors of nursing home placement over 14 years: the Dubbo Study of elderly Australians. Aust J Ageing 2005. In press.
  • 6. McKenzie DK, Frith PA, Burdon JG, Town GI. The COPDX Plan: Australian and New Zealand guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2003. Med J Aust 2003; 178(Suppl): S1-S40. <eMJA full text>

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