Effect of topical morphine for mucositis
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Leandro C. A. Cerchietti; Alfredo H. Navigante; Marcelo R. Bonomi; Mariel A. Zad
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Oral mucositis is the doseβlimiting toxicity for patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy regimens for tumors of the head and neck area. Currently, the management of established mucositis includes the use of topical anesthetics and systemic analgesics. Based on the