Clotrimazole treatment for prevention of oral candidiasis in patients with acute leukemia undergoing chemotherapy. Results of a double-blind study

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 771-774

  Cuttner, Janet ^a   Troy, Kevin M ^a   Funaro, Laura ^a   Brenden, Rita ^a   Bottone, Edward J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THRUSH;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMIDAZOLES; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022809747     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90342-6     Document Type: Article

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