functional illiteracy

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Social medicine The inability to read and write enough to effectively function in an office or business. Cf Complete illiteracy.

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illiteracy			Some years back, Detroit was found to have a rate of functional illiteracy of 47 percent. The Politics of same by Reed, Fred / The American Conservative The 18- to 30-year-old age bracket represents the highest levels of functional illiteracy. The Business of Literacy by Larry HansonSmith / Business community Those who have disorders such as learning disabilities, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, chronic-fatigue syndrome, autism, functional illiteracy, or mental retardation are not automatically eligible. What you need to know about NIMAS by Cortiella, Candace / The Exceptional Parent			functional functional adequacy functional age functional analysis functional anatomy functional antagonism functional assessment functional blindness functional bowel syndrome functional complaints functional congestion functional contracture Functional cyst functional deafness functional differentiation functional disease functional disorder functional dyspepsia functional endoscopic sinus surgery functional exercise functional foods functional group functional health history functional hearing loss functional hypertrophy functional illiteracy functional illness functional imaging functional impotence functional instability functional integration functional limitation functional magnetic resonance imaging functional method functional MRI functional murmur functional neuroimaging functional neuromuscular stimulation functional neurosurgery functional nursing functional occlusal harmony functional occlusion functional overlay functional pathology functional position of the hand functional progression functional psychosis functional reach functional residual capacity functional spinal unit functional splint			functional group Functional Group Code Functional Group Equivalent Weight Functional Group Interconversions Functional Group Number Functional Group of Users Functional Group-Depolymerization, Vaporization, Cross-Linking Functional groups Functional groups Functional groups Functional Hazard Assessment Functional Health Analysis Profile functional health history Functional Health Status functional hearing loss functional hearing loss Functional Hepatic Blood Flow Functional Hepatic Nitrogen Clearance Functional Hierarchy Functional Holography Functional Hybrid Modeling Functional hyperemia functional hypertrophy functional hypertrophy functional hypertrophy Functional Identification Number functional ileus functional ileus functional ileus functional ileus functional illiteracy functional illiterate functional illness Functional Image Analysis Software-Computational Olio Functional Image Processing Unit Functional imaging Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart Functional Imaging Research Network functional immunity functional immunity functional immunity functional immunity Functional Impairment Level Functional Impairment Scale for Children and Adolescents Functional Implementation Plan functional impotence functional impression functional impression functional impression functional impression functional impression functional incontinence functional incontinence functional incontinence functional incontinence Functional Independence Measure Functional Independence Measure Functional Independence Measure Functional Independence Measure Functional Independence Measure Functional Independence Measure at admission

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