title: Letter to the editors.
authors.forename: Allen W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Leibson
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Malec
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors