Factors influencing the severity of radiation skin and oral mucosal reactions: Development of a conceptual framework

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-43

  Porock, Davina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mucosa; Radiation reactions; Radiotherapy; Skin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036516283     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2002.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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