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Descriptor English:
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Karnofsky Performance Status
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Estado de Ejecución de Karnofsky
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Avaliação de Estado de Karnofsky
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Synonyms English:
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Karnofsky Index
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
Index, Karnofsky
Performance Status, Karnofsky
Scale, Karnofsky
Status, Karnofsky Performance
Karnofsky Scale
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Tree Number:
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E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.500
N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.500
N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.500
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Definition English:
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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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See Related English:
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Activities of Daily Living
Quality of Life
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History Note English:
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94
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31374
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Unique Identifier:
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D017567
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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