Prevention of oral mucositis and oral candidiasis for patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy: Cochrane systematic review

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 903-911

  Worthington, H V ^a   Clarkson, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Prevention oral candidiasis; Prevention oral mucositis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ICE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; META ANALYSIS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STOMATITIS; THRUSH;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ICE; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; META-ANALYSIS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0036690702     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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