The effectiveness of a scalp cooling cap in preventing chemotherapy-induced alopecia

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Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-275

  Auvinen, Päivi Kaarina ^a   Mähönen, Ulla Annikki ^a   Soininen, Kirsi Marika ^a   Paananen, Päivi Kaarina ^a   Ranta Koponen, Päivi Helena ^a   Saavalainen, Irma Esteri ^a   Johansson, Risto Tapio ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Chemotherapy; Scalp cooling

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; HAIR; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SARCOMA; SCALP COOLING CAP; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 77952940223     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089161009600214     Document Type: Article

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