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ORAL MUCOSAL COMPLICATIONS IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY
Author(s) -
BARRETT A. P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1984.tb03576.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , cancer , intensive care medicine , oncology , gastroenterology
Complications involving the oropharyngeal mucosa occur commonly in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer. This communication presents a classification and description of the principal changes encountered, and suggests guidelines for their management.