Sucralfate in the prevention of radiation-induced oral mucositis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-43

  Cengiz, Mustafa ^a,b   Özyar, Enis ^a   Öztürk, Dilek ^a   Akyol, Fadil ^a   Atahan, I Lale ^a   Hayran, Mutlu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Mucositis; Radiotherapy; Sucralfate

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; BENZYDAMINE; BICARBONATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SICKNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; STOMATITIS; SUCRALFATE;

EID: 0032944177     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199901000-00009     Document Type: Article

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