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Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Volume 6, 2019 - Issue 2
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A qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers of healthy lifestyle engagement for older Australians with intellectual disabilities

Carmela SalomonDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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Erin WhittleDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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Jessica BellamyDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; ;Department of Exercise Physiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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Elizabeth EvansDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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Scott TeasdaleSouth Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Keeping the Body in Mind Program, Bondi, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ;School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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Katherine SamarasDepartment of Endocrinology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia; ;Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia;
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Philip B. WardSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; ;Schizophrenia Research Unit, Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Australia;
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Michelle HsuThe Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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Julian TrollorDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 182-191 | Received 12 Feb 2018, Accepted 09 Nov 2018, Published online: 01 Apr 2019

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