Low-level infrared laser therapy in chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis: A randomized placebo-controlled trial in children

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Kuhn, Alessandra ^a,b   Porto, Fernanda Antola ^a   Miraglia, Patrícia ^a   Brunetto, Algemir Lunardi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Children; Mucositis laser; Support care

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLID TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; NEOPLASMS; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59449099900     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318192cb8e     Document Type: Article

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