The effect of oral zinc sulfate on prevention of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in breast cancer patients treated with adriamycin and cyclophosphamide; a double-blind randomized clinical trial

Mahnaz Roayaei , Zeynab Andalib , Ali Akhavan *

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