Prevention of oral mucositis in children receiving cancer therapy: A systematic review and evidence-based analysis

Oral Oncology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-107

  Qutob, Akram F ^a,b,c   Gue, Sumant ^b,c   Revesz, Tamas ^c   Logan, Richard M ^b   Keefe, Dorothy ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Childhood cancer; Children; Evidence; Oral mucositis; Pediatric oncology; Prevention; Radiotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; GLUTAMINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; ISEGANAN; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SUCRALFATE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEWING GUM; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CRYOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 84872316239     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.08.008     Document Type: Review

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