Evaluation of an oral care protocol intervention in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in paediatric cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 2056-2063

  Cheng, K K F ^a   Molassiotis, A ^b   Chang, A M ^a   Wai, W C ^c   Cheung, S S ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oral care protocol; Oral mucositis; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; NEOPLASMS; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL ULCER; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0034774271     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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