A randomized controlled trial of visible-light therapy for the prevention of oral mucositis

Oral Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-130

  Elad, Sharon ^a   Luboshitz Shon, Noa ^a   Cohen, Tehila ^a   Wainchwaig, Elad ^a   Shapira, Michael Y ^a   Resnick, Igor B ^a   Radiano, Ruth ^a   Lubart, Rachel ^b   Or, Reuven ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Light; LLLT; Low level laser therapy; Mucositis; Oral; Phototherapy; Prevention; Visible

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551690026     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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