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... > 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
... > 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
... > 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
... > Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Surveys and Questionnaires > Health Surveys > Health Status Indicators > Patient Acuity > Severity of Illness Index > Karnofsky Performance Status
... > Information Science > Information Management > 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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  • Index, Karnofsky
  • Karnofsky Index
  • Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
  • Karnofsky Scale
  • Scale, Karnofsky

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017567

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