An oral care protocol intervention to prevent chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in paediatric cancer patients: A pilot study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 66-73

  Cheng, K K F ^a   Molassiotis, A ^b   Chang, A M ^c  

^a 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; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH ULCER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; STOMATITIS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036616096     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.2001.0161     Document Type: Article

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