Management of radiotherapy-induced salivary hypofunction and consequent xerostomia in patients with oral or head and neck cancer: Meta-analysis and literature review

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 595-607

  Lovelace, Tiffany L ^a,b   Fox, Nyssa F ^a   Sood, Amit J ^a   Nguyen, Shaun A ^a   Day, Terry A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE; SALIVARY GLAND; XEROSTOMIA;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; SALIVARY GLANDS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84898540971     PISSN: 22124403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.01.229     Document Type: Article

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