Effect of low-dose oral glutamine on painful stomatitis during bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Anderson, P M ^a,b   Ramsay, N K C ^a   Shu, X O ^a   Rydholm, N ^a   Rogosheske, J ^a   Nicklow, R ^a   Weisdorf, D J ^a   Skubitz, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Epithelium; Mucositis; Nutrition; Stomatitis; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; METHOTREXATE; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0031694089     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701317     Document Type: Article

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