title: Questionable validity of the systematic review and meta-analysis by Lovelace et al. on management of radiotherapy-induced salivary hypofunction and xerostomia in patients with oral or head and neck cancer.
authors.affiliation: University College London, UCL Eastman Dental Institute London, UK. Electronic address: Valeria.mercadante.11@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mercadante
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Chirurgiche e Odontoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Milano Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lodi
authors.affiliation: University College London, UCL Eastman Dental Institute London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.affiliation: University College London, UCL Eastman Dental Institute London, UK; NIHR University College London Hospitals, Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fedele
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*