Measurement of oral mucositis in children: A review of the literature

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1251-1258

  Tomlinson, Deborah ^a   Judd, Peter ^a   Hendershot, Eleanor ^a   Maloney, Anne Marie ^a   Sung, Lillian ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mucositis measurement; Mucositis scales; Oral mucositis in children

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STOMATITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ONTARIO; STOMATITIS;

EID: 35348843626     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0323-y     Document Type: Review

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