Low level laser therapy for concurrent chemoradiotherapy induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients - A triple blinded randomized controlled trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-354

  Gautam, Ajay Prashad ^a   Fernandes, Donald J ^a   Vidyasagar, Mamidipudi S ^b   Maiya, Arun G ^a   Vadhiraja, Bejadi M ^c  

^a Manipal   (India)

^b FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Manipal Multispecialty Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Low level laser therapy; Odds ratio; Oral mucositis; Randomized controlled trial; Visual Analog Scale

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH PAIN; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMATITIS;

EID: 84867081305     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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