Honey and a mixture of honey, beeswax, and olive oilpropolis extract in treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis: A randomized controlled pilot study

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-292

  Abdulrhman, Mamdouh ^a   Samir El Barbary, Nancy ^a   Ahmed Amin, Dina ^a   Saeid Ebrahim, Rania ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Honey; Mucositis; Propolis

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; OLIVE OIL; PROPOLIS;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HONEY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS; PROPOLIS; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAXES;

EID: 84859474720     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2012.669026     Document Type: Article

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