# The Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale: a revised scale for contemporary palliative care clinical practice \[ISRCTN81117481\]

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-australia-modified-karnofsky-performance-status-akps-scale-a-revised-scale/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Amy P. Abernethy,Tania Shelby‐James,Belinda Fazekas,David Woods,David C. Currow |
| Citations | 537 |
| DOI | 10.1186/1472-684x-4-7 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/1472-684X-4-7.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2169423683 |
| PMID | 16283937 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2005 |

## Paper authors

- [David C. Currow](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-c-currow/)

## Paper journal

- [BMC Palliative Care](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmc-palliative-care/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues](https://scholariq.org/topics/palliative-care-and-end-of-life-issues/)

## Paper topics

- [Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues](https://scholariq.org/topics/palliative-care-and-end-of-life-issues/)
- [Cancer survivorship and care](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-survivorship-and-care/)
- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)

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