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Definition Waterlow score in British English

Waterlow score noun

noun
1

a scale that gives an estimated risk for the development of a pressure sore in a given patient

Example

It must be remembered that Waterlow, like all risk assessment scoring systems, is a simplistic tool.

Definition Waterlow score in British English