Assessing stomatitis: Refinement of the Western Consortium for Cancer Nursing Research (WCCNR) stomatitis staging system

The purpose of this study was to refine the Western Consortium for Cancer Nursing Research (WCCNR) stomatitis staging system. Fifty-six adult cancer patients were accrued. Using all eight descriptors, 96.4% of the participants were correctly staged. Using only lesions, colour and bleeding, however,...

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Main Authors: Karin Olson, Betty Davies, Lesley Degner, Karen Neufeld, Harry Plummer, Norma Thurston, Barbara Warren, Karen Wright, Stella Dyck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 1998-07-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/471/472