This scale has four images for each condition that increase in severity from 1, which means "very slight," to 4, which means "severe".
7 Our study paints a picture of a severe diarrhea illness with rapid onset that appeared to increase in severity with advancing age.
Several mechanisms have been proposed to account for the marked increase in severity of human infections with avian compared to human influenza strains, including increased cytokine expression, poor immune response, and differences in target cell receptor affinity.
Many drug-court jurists, like Judge Leach in Queens, use a system of encouragement -- a round of applause, for instance, for a clean urine test -- and punishments that increase in severity with each misstep.
Increase in severity of dementia corresponds with decreased cognitive function, memory loss, and, eventually, physical decline.
An increase in severity of illness reflects increased difficulty and costs involved in treating the patient.
These impacts increase in severity with beam brightness and are reduced with increasing (relativistic) beam energies.
A positive sign is used as an indicator of increase in severity level with respect to the associated variable.
This study hypothesizes that when income is low, overweight and obesity will start to develop and increase in severity.
This increase in mortality with age was not related to an increase in severity (reflected by age-adjusted SAPS2).
In children, rhinovirus viremia has been associated with higher nasopharyngeal loads and increase in severity of clinical signs and symptoms.
