Lowell Is Very Concerned About His Grandmother, Who Has Recently

question 11

Multiple Choice

Lowell is very concerned about his grandmother, who has recently been diagnosed with dementia. He wants to learn more about it, and checks out the jacket quotes on some currently popular books. Which quote should reassure him that the book is based in science rather than pseudoscience?

• A) "This book saved my wife from a lonely death in a nursing home!"
• B) "Big Pharma does not want you to know about curing dementia!"
• C) "From laboratory research to clinical trials: evaluating the treatment of dementia."
• D) "Find out what REALLY causes dementia and why health agencies do not care."

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