RTOG criteria to evaluate acute skin reaction and its risk factors in patients with breast cancer submitted to radiotherapy

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 844-849

  Pires, Ana Maria Teixeira ^a   Segreto, Roberto Araujo ^b   Segreto, Helena Regina Cômodo ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Oncologic nursing; Radiodermatitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 57349120661     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692008000500008     Document Type: Article

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