Mucositis Pain Induced by Radiation Therapy: Prevalence, Severity, and Use of Self-Care Behaviors

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-37

  Wong, Piera C ^a   Dodd, Marylin J ^a   Miaskowski, Christine ^a   Paul, Steven M ^a   Alice Bank, Kayee ^a   Shiba, Gayle H ^a   Facione, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

gender differences; head and neck cancer patients; Mucositis; mucositis pain; mucositis pain induced by radiation therapy; radiation therapy induced mucositis pain; self care behaviors; symptom management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURY; SELF CARE; STOMATITIS; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSITIS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RADIOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745727166     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.12.020     Document Type: Article

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