The treatment of oral problems in the palliative patient

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-458

  Wiseman, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b and a member of the Respiratory Medicine Program Committee of the College of Family Physicians of Canada   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental care for chronically ill; Mouth diseases therapy; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKULL IRRADIATION; STOMATITIS; THRUSH; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ORAL HYGIENE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMATITIS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33745302874     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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