Effect of oral pilocarpine on post-irradiation xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients: A single-center, single-blind clinical trial

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1410-1415

  Chitapanarux, Imjai ^a   Kamnerdsupaphon, Pimkhuan ^a   Tharavichitkul, Ekkasit ^a   Sumitsawan, Yupa ^a   Sittitrai, Pichit ^a   Pattarasakulchai, Tienchai ^a   Lorvidhaya, Vicharn ^a   Sukthomya, Vimol ^a   Pukanhaphan, Nantaka ^a   Traisatit, Patrinee ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Pilocarpine; Radiation induced xerostomia

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MALE; NAUSEA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SWEATING; TABLET FORMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOCARPINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS; XEROSTOMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949118058     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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