Re-examining the evidence in radiation dermatitis management literature: An overview and a critical appraisal of systematic reviews

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Chan, Raymond Javan ^a,b   Larsen, Emily ^a   Chan, Philip ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; COCHRANE LIBRARY; MEASUREMENT TOOLS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; RADIATION DELIVERY; RADIATION DERMATITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

DECISION MAKING;

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AMIFOSTINE; BECLOMETASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SUCRALFATE; ZINC;

CINAHL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DERMATITIS; REVIEW; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN CARE; SKIN PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84866744021     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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