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From costly treatment to cost-effective prevention: using Waterlow
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The Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment system has been in use for 20 years. In this article, Judy Waterlow describes how it can be used in the community, discusses the recent update to the system and explains how pressure ulcer risk assessments should be conducted.
Title: From costly treatment to cost-effective prevention: using Waterlow
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The Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment system has been in use for 20 years.
In this article, Judy Waterlow describes how it can be used in the community, discusses the recent update to the system and explains how pressure ulcer risk assessments should be conducted.
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