People over 65 with traumatic brain injuries hospitalized 4 times as often as younger people

A disproportionate number of people hospitalized in Canada with traumatic brain injuries are 65 years or older, a new study has found. While that age group represents only 14 per cent of the Canadian population, it accounted for 38 per cent of hospitalizations for TBI between 2006-07 and 2010-11.

from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1H4z990

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