Appropriate and necessary oral care for people with cancer: Guidance to obtain the right oral and dental care at the right time

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1981-1988

  Epstein, Joel B ^a,b   Güneri, Pelin ^c   Barasch, Andrei ^d  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment protocol; Oral manifestations; Oral mucosa; Oral mucositis; Second neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DENTAL CARE; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84902362235     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2228-x     Document Type: Article

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