Prevention of mucositis in irradiated head and neck cancer patients

Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-138

  Matthews, R H ^a   Ercal, N ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mucositis; Oral cancer; Prophylaxis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; STOMATITIS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PENICILLINS; STOMATITIS; SUCRALFATE;

EID: 0030089036     PISSN: 13594117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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