Occurrence and Severity of Oral Mucositis in Brazilian Pediatric Cancer Patients

• Main Authors: Hévila de Figueiredo Pires (Author), Paula Maria Maracajá Bezerra (Author), Victor Borges da Silva (Author), Isabella Lima Arrais Ribeiro (Author), Eliane Batista Medeiros Serpa (Author), Simone Alves de Sousa (Author), Ana Maria Gondim Valença (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To determine the occurrence and severity of oral mucositis (OM) and the factors associated with the onset of severe oral mucositis (SOM) in pediatric cancer patients. Material and Methods: This was a longitudinal and prospective study with 85 children and adolescents (aged 0 to 19 years)...