The importance of assessment rating scales for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1085-1090

  Jaroneski, Laura A ^a,b  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Macomb Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY NURSING; REVIEW; STOMATITIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; STOMATITIS;

EID: 34249112247     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/06.ONF.1085-1093     Document Type: Article

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