Individual, ethnic and seasonal variability in irritant susceptibility of skin: The implications for a predictive human patch test

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 208-213

  Basketter, D A ^a   Griffiths, H A ^a   Wang, X M ^b   Wilhelm, K P ^c   Mcfadden, J ^d  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Shanghai Dermatological Hospital   (China)

^c proDERM Institute for Applied Dermatological Research   (Germany)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Union legislation; Influence of climatic factors; Irritant contact dermatitis; Predictive human patch test; Skin irritancy; Sodium dodecyl sulfate; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; PATCH TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 0029855942     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02359.x     Document Type: Article

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