A comparison between zinc sulfate and chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwashes in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-73

  Mehdipour, M ^a   Taghavi Zenoz, A ^a   Asvadi Kermani, I ^b   Hosseinpour, A ^a  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hematological malignancies; Oral hygiene; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; MOUTHWASH; ZINC SULFATE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL HISTORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79953268177     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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