Effectiveness of honey on radiation-induced oral mucositis, time to mucositis, weight loss, and treatment interruptions among patients with head and neck malignancies: A meta-analysis and systematic review of literature

Head and Neck

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1119-1128

  Co, Jayson L ^a   Mejia, Michael Benedict A ^a   Que, Jocelyn C ^b   Dizon, Janine Margarita R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancers; Honey; Radiation induced mucositis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HONEY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INTERRUPTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMATITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HONEY; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84963620463     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.24431     Document Type: Review

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