Incidence, risk factors and management of osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients with multiple myeloma: A single-centre experience in 303 patients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 620-623

  Zervas, Kostas ^a   Verrou, Evgenia ^a   Teleioudis, Zisis ^a   Vahtsevanos, Konstantinos ^a   Banti, Anastasia ^a   Mihou, Dimitra ^a   Krikelis, Dimitris ^a   Terpos, Evangelos ^b,c,d  

^a THEAGENIO CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b General Airforce Hospital   (Greece)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d 251 GENERAL AIR FORCE HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonates; Multiple myeloma; Osteonecrosis of the jaw; Pamidronate; Zoledronic acid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; THALIDOMIDE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAW NECROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DIPHOSPHONATES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAW DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OSTEONECROSIS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33747426633     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06230.x     Document Type: Article

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