A systematic review of honey uses and its potential value within oncology care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2604-2623

  Bardy, Joy ^a   Slevin, Nicholas J ^b   Mais, Kathleen L ^b   Molassiotis, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical trials; Healing; Honey; Radiotherapy; Systematic reviews; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HONEY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; RADIOTHERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HONEY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 52049114694     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02304.x     Document Type: Article

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