geriatric specialist – MD Update

“Falls Summit” at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital Aims to Reduce Risk, Injury, and Death

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“Falls are the leading cause of injury related deaths in older adults,” states Steve Sparrow, program coordinator of the Kentucky

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