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Jeannie Woith on the Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

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Jeannie Woith, BSN, RN, LMT

Jeannie Woith, BSN, RN, LMT, The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses the treatment of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.

Jeannie Woith, BSN, RN, LMT, The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses the treatment of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.

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