Sucralfate mouth washing in the prevention of radiation-induced mucositis: A placebo-controlled double-blind randomized study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 177-182

  Makkonen, Tuula A ^a   Boström, Pia ^a   Vilja, Pekka ^b   Joensuu, Heikki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Radiation induced mucositis; Radiotherapy; Sucralfate mouth washing

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; LACTOFERRIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; SALIVARY GLANDS; STOMATITIS; SUCRALFATE;

EID: 0028098751     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90533-9     Document Type: Article

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