Best practice in oral care for children and young people being treated for cancer: Can we achieve consensus?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1109-1110

  Gibson, F ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CONSENSUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 1942488249     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.02.008     Document Type: Editorial

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