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Effect of zinc on oropharyngeal mucositis in children with acute leukemia undergoing chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: Oropharyngeal mucositis (OM) is one of the main side-effects of oncological therapy. There is no treatment to prevent its occurrence, but some zinc-based therapies have been proven to help in decreasing its intensity. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of zinc in OM...

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Autores principales: Gutiérrez-Vargas, Rosaura, Villasis-Keever, Miguel Ángel, Portilla-Robertson, Javier, Ascencio-Montiel, Ivan De Jesús, Zapata-Tarrés, Marta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicina Oral S.L. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33037810
http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/medoral.23798