The Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale: a revised scale for contemporary palliative care clinical practice [ISRCTN81117481]
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) is a gold standard scale. The Thorne-modified KPS (TKPS) focuses on community-based care and has been shown to be more relevant to palliative care settings than the original KPS. The Australia-m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/4/7 |