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Dr. Catherine Sarkisian is a geriatrician and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. She plans to use this tool when talking to patients with dementia and their families about what the future may hold.
“This has great potential to be very useful in combination with clinical judgment and doctor-patient communication skills,” said Sarkisian, who was not involved in the new study.
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