LED phototherapy to prevent mucositis: A case report

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 609-613

  Lang Bicudo, Leticia ^a,c   Eduardo, Fernanda De Paula ^a   Eduardo, Carlos De Paula ^a   Zezell, Denise Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRIAMYCIN; BLEOMYCIN; CANCER THERAPIES; CASE REPORTS; CONSECUTIVE DAYS; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; HODGKIN'S DISEASES; LED ARRAYS; LED THERAPIES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LEDS; LOW POWERS; MUCOSITIS; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PAIN SYMPTOMS; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR RESPONSES; VINBLASTINE; VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS;

CHEMOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

BLEOMYCIN; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROPHYLAXIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLEOMYCIN; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STOMATITIS; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 58149138885     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2007.2228     Document Type: Article

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