The prevention of induced oral mucositis with low-level laser therapy in bone marrow transplantation patients: A randomized clinical trial

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Silva, Geisa Badauy Lauria ^a   Mendonça, Elismauro Francisco ^b   Bariani, Cesar ^a   Antunes, Heliton Spindola ^c   Silva, Maria Alves Garcia ^b  

^a Araújo Jorge Hospital   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL EFFECTS; CONTROL GROUPS; DIODE LASERS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH DOSE; INGAALP; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; ORAL MUCOSITIS; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; SIDE EFFECT; TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHEMOTHERAPY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; STEM CELLS;

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 78651276280     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.2699     Document Type: Article

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