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Cellphone Distraction Linked to Increase in Head Injuries: Rutgers University
December 06, 2019
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 6 [TNSmedicalresearch-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery journal] -- Rutgers University issued the following news:

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- Injuries spiked with launch of the iPhone and Pokemon Go, Rutgers study finds

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Head and neck injuries incurred while driving or walking with a cellphone are on the rise - and correlates with the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and release of Pokemon Go in 2016, a Rutgers study found.

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