Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 18:20
in Health & Medicine
ATLANTA (AP) -- The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls....
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