The effect of honey on mucositis induced by chemoradiation in head and neck cancer

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 453-456

  Maiti, Pradip Kumar ^a   Ray, Amitabh ^a   Mitra, Tarak Nath ^a,b   Jana, Utpal ^a   Bhattacharya, Jibak ^a   Ganguly, Subir ^a  

^a NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute morbidity; Chemoradiation; Head and neck cancer; Honey; Radiation mucositis

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; NATURAL HONEY; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HONEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL MUCOSITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84865967111     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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