Skin treatment with Bepanthen cream versus no cream during radiotherapy: A randomized controlled trial

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1021-1026

  Løkkevik, Erik ^a   Skovlund, Eva ^a,b   Reitan, Jon B ^a,c   Hannisdal, Einar ^a   Tanum, Gunnar ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXPANTHENOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INJURY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PRURITUS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030498094     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609100721     Document Type: Article

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