The Karnofsky performance status scale:
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Vincent Mor; Linda Laliberte; John N. Morris; Michael Wiemann
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Article
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1984
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPS) is widely used to quantify the functional status of cancer patients. However, limited data exist documenting its reliability and validity. The KPS is used in the National Hospice Study (NHS) as both a study eligibility criterion and an outcome measure. As