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CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome), FRE (Flesch Reading Ease), FKGL (Flesch Kincaid grade level), IS (Information Score), PDF (Portable Document Format), PEMAT-P (Patient Material Assessment Tool for Printable Materials), URL (Uniform Resource Locator)Purchase one-time access:
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