Randomized trial of a chlorhexidine mouthwash for alleviation of radiation-induced mucositis

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 2630-2633

  Foote, Robert L ^b   Loprinzi, Charles L ^a   Frank, Albert R ^b   O'Fallon, Judith R ^b   Gulavita, Sunil ^b   Tewfik, Hamed H ^b   Ryan, Martha A ^b   Earle, Julie M ^b   Novotny, Paul ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0028151447     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1994.12.12.2630     Document Type: Article

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