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Adjectival Hyphens

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"The method is intentionally simplistic, for the sake of minimising interobserver variability and expediting its application ². Thus, it lends itself to application by non-radiologists and in clinical studies ¹. Despite its simplicity, it correlates well with disease severity (higher scores associated with worse symptoms ⁷), extent of surgery, treatment response (higher pre-FESS scores have better outcomes ⁷), complication rates, even independent of the extent of surgery ³."

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Prefix Hyphens

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"The Lund-Mackay score is popular due to its simplicity and high inter- and intra-observer reliability ^6,7. It is the most validated and used scoring system (c. 2023) for chronic rhinosinusitis and correlates well with endoscopy regarding diagnostic accuracy ^8-10."

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Acronyms

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"The method is intentionally simplistic, for the sake of minimising interobserver variability and expediting its application ². Thus, it lends itself to application by non-radiologists and in clinical studies ¹. Despite its simplicity, it correlates well with disease severity (higher scores associated with worse symptoms ⁷), extent of surgery, treatment response (higher pre-FESS scores have better outcomes ⁷), complication rates, even independent of the extent of surgery ³."

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Headings Case

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"Lund-Mackay score"

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"Modified Lund-Mackay (Zinreich) score"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Usage
H1 Classification
H1 History and etymology
H1 Related pathology
H1 See also

"Lund-Mackay score"

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"Modified Lund-Mackay (Zinreich) score"

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Commas

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"The method is intentionally simplistic, for the sake of minimising interobserver variability and expediting its application ². Thus, it lends itself to application by non-radiologists and in clinical studies ¹. Despite its simplicity, it correlates well with disease severity (higher scores associated with worse symptoms ⁷), extent of surgery, treatment response (higher pre-FESS scores have better outcomes ⁷), complication rates, even independent of the extent of surgery ³."

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Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

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