A regression analysis of the Waterlow score in pressure ulcer risk assessment

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-223

  Anthony, Dennis ^a   Reynolds, Tim ^b   Russell, Linda ^c  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Chemical Pathology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0037334218     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr603oa     Document Type: Article

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