Traumeel S in preventing and treating mucositis in young patients undergoing SCT: A report of the Children's Oncology Group

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1409-1414

  Sencer, S F ^a   Zhou, T ^b,e   Freedman, L S ^c   Ives, J A ^d   Chen, Z ^e   Wall, D ^f   Nieder, M L ^g   Grupp, S A ^h   Yu, L C ⁱ   Sahdev, I ^j   Jonas, W B ^d   Wallace, J D ^k   Oberbaum, M ^l  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^d SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j Northwell Health   (United States)

^k MILLER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^l SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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Author keywords

mucositis; SCT; Traumeel S

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TRAUMEEL S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEART DISEASE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIP PAIN; LIVER VENOOCCLUSIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH PAIN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE FEEDING; ORAL MUCOSITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; WALSH SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MINERALS; MUCOSITIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869097692     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.30     Document Type: Article

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