Manuka honey mouthwash does not affect oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients in New Zealand

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Parsons, Emma ^a   Begley, Aubrey ^b   Herst, Patries ^c  

^a PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; manuka honey; oral mucositis; radiation

Indexed keywords

MOUTHWASH;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HONEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANUKA HONEY; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SICKNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84871597769     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396911000410     Document Type: Article

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