overall severity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandseverity
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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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severity
noun[U]
uk/sɪˈver.ə.ti/us/səˈver.ə.t̬i/
seriousness:
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(Definition ofoverallandseverityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A final potential confounding factor in the present study wasoverallseverityof illness in manic versus depressed patients.
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The raters produced highly correlated scores and were self-consistent, but significant differences inoverallseveritysurfaced.
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A procedure for measuringoverallseverityof psychiatric disturbance.
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The presence of certain combinations of stressors, or combinations of stressors and particular life circumstances, may lead to a higher rating ofoverallseverity.
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The maximum score for these items was used in theoverallseverityscore.
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The sum of reported complaints represents theoverallseverityof side effects.
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It also gives an index of theoverallseverityof dementia.
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The global assessment scale : a procedure for measuring theoverallseverityof psychiatric disturbance.
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Given this approach, our analyses focus on theoverallseverityof mood symptoms over time rather than dichotomous measures (remission or relapse) appropriate for more homogeneous samples.
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The assessments of the severity of individual procedures and the assessment of theoverallseverityof the project as a whole are prospective.
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Two different types of severity levels are set on project licences; a severity limit for each protocol authorised in the licence and anoverallseveritybanding for the project.
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Combining them both gives anoverallseverityof sleep apnea including sleep disruptions and desaturations (a low level of oxygen in the blood).
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This correlates with the infant's maturity, growth andoverallseverityof illness.
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