Nursing management of oral mucositis in cancer patients

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-23

  Chang, A M ^a   Molassiotis, A ^b   Chan, C W H ^c   Lee, I Y M ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISCOMFORT; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84973577850     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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