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Evaluation of Effectiveness of Panic Anxiety Management Workshop
Associate Professor Dr Julian Hafner and Jasmine Arthur - Jones
Comparison of the severity of Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Table 2 Initial Contact
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Symptoms
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No problem
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Slightly Troublesome
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Fairly Troublesome
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Very Troublesome
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Almost Unbearable
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Heart Palpitations
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21.9%
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25.8%
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22.3%
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20.6%
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9.4%
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Missed Heart Beats
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48.7%
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23.9%
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14.2%
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11%
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2.3%
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Chest Pain
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34.5%
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28.1%
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17.1%
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12.6%
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7.7%
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Shortness of breath
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27.4%
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17.7%
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20.3%
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20%
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14.5%
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Difficulty in breathing
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32.9%
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14.5%
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17.1%
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20%
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15.5%
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Choking sensations
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56.5%
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12.6%
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11.9%
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10.6%
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8.4%
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Nausea
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35.8%
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21.3%
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18.7%
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16.5%
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7.7%
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Burning sensation in stomach
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50%
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16.8%
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16.5%
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10%
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6.8%
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Shaking and trembling
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25.8%
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18.4%
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21.6%
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17.7%
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16.5%
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Pins and needles
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38.4%
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25.5%
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15.8%
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15.5%
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4.8%
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Diarrhea
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53.5%
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21.3%
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12.6%
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8.1%
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4.5%
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Vomiting
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78.7%
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11.9%
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3.2%
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3.9%
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2.3%
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Hot flashes
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32.6%
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24.2%
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19%
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13.2%
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11%
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Cold flashes
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65.2%
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15.2%
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9.7%
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5.8%
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4.2%
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Night sweats
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57.7%
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16.8%
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12.3%
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7.1%
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6.1%
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Headaches
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26.5%
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24.2%
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21%
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17.1%
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11.3%
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Neck aches
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26.5%
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15.5%
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20.3%
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21.3%
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16.5%
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Lower back pain
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40.6%
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19%
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15.8%
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17.4%
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7.1%
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Pelvic pain
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71.6%
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9.7%
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9.7%
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6.8%
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2.3%
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Numbness in hands and feet
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50%
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20.6%
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14.8%
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8.7%
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5.8%
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Loss of appetite
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51.6%
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18.1%
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10.6%
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13.2%
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6.5%
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Extreme exhaustion
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17.4%
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18.4%
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19%
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21.9%
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23.2%
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Loss of concentration
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11.9%
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17.4%
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19.7%
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30.6%
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20.3%
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Temporary paralysis
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78.4%
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9.7%
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7.1%
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3.2%
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1.6%
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Feeling Faint
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27.1%
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24.8%
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20%
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16.1%
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11.9%
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Feeling dizzy
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22.8%
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23.1%
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24.8%
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17.9%
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11.4%
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Dissociative symptoms
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No problem
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Slightly Troublesome
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Fairly Troublesome
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Very Troublesome
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Almost Unbearable
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Feeling detached from body
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58.3%
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16.3%
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8.8%
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10.4%
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6.2%
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Feel as if floating
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60.9%
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15%
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10.4%
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8.1%
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5.5%
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Feel surroundings not seem real
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35.5%
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20.5%
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16.6%
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15.3%
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12.1%
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Seeing surroundings as if through a mist
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62.5%
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11.4%
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14.3%
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7.5%
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4.2%
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Visual distortions / objects moving
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59.9%
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18.2%
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8.5%
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9.1%
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4.2%
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Falling into a void
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64.2%
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14.3%
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6.2%
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9.1%
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6.2%
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Over sensitivity to colours
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72.6%
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13%
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7.2%
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6.2%
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1%
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Eyes burning
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55.7%
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19.5%
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13%
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8.5%
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3.3%
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Oversensitive hearing
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43.6%
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16.9%
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16.3%
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15.6%
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7.5%
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Table 2 Symptoms experienced by Evaluation participants - Initial contact
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