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... > Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Surveys and Questionnaires > Health Surveys > Health Status Indicators > Patient Acuity > Severity of Illness Index > Karnofsky Performance Status
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Surveys and Questionnaires > Health Surveys > Health Status Indicators > Patient Acuity > Severity of Illness Index > Karnofsky Performance Status
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Surveys and Questionnaires > Health Surveys > Health Status Indicators > Patient Acuity > Severity of Illness Index > Karnofsky Performance Status
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Surveys and Questionnaires > Health Surveys > Health Status Indicators > Patient Acuity > Severity of Illness Index > Karnofsky Performance Status
... > Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms > Data Collection > Surveys and Questionnaires > Health Surveys > Health Status Indicators > Patient Acuity > Severity of Illness Index > Karnofsky Performance Status
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Karnofsky Performance Status  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.

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Entry terms

  • Karnofsky Index
  • Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
  • Karnofsky Scale

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In other languages

  • Indice de performance de Karnofsky

    French

  • Critères de Karnofsky
  • Échelle de Karnofsky
  • Échelle de performance de Karnofsky
  • Index de Karnofsky
  • Indice de Karnofsky
  • Score de Karnofsky

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NK00L6Z6-C

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