About the Authors
- Joshua Byrnes
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* E-mail: j.byrnes@griffith.edu.au
Affiliation Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Australia
- Melinda Carrington
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Affiliation Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
- Yih-Kai Chan
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Affiliation Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
- Christine Pollicino
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Affiliation Bupa Australia, Melbourne, Australia
- Natalie Dubrowin
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Affiliation Bupa Australia, Melbourne, Australia
- Simon Stewart
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Affiliation Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
- Paul A. Scuffham
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Affiliation Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: The Young@Heart trial was funded by Bupa Australia. JB, PS, SS, YKC and MC have provided paid consultancy for Bupa Australia; CP and ND work for Bupa Australia. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PS MC YKC CP ND SS JB. Performed the experiments: SS MC ND CP. Analyzed the data: JB PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB PS SS. Wrote the paper: JB MC YKC CP ND SS PS.