The Zubrod performance status and the Karnofsky index in quality of life evaluation of children with cancer

Objective: To describe the epidemiologic profile of children undergoingchemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and to assess the quality of lifeduring treatments, by means of the ECOG scale and the Karnofskyindex. Methods: A descriptive exploratory study, with quantitativeapproach. The sample consisted of...

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Main Authors: Larissa Helena Vitoriano Polo, Marcia Wanderley de Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2009-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1241-Einstein%20v7n3p314-21_1.pdf