Aeroallergen patch testing for patients presenting to contact dermatitis clinics

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5 I, 1996, Pages 700-704

  Whitmore, S Elizabeth ^a   Sherertz, Elizabeth F ^b   Belsito, Donald V ^c   Maibach, Howard I ^d   Nethercott, James R ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029909258     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90724-0     Document Type: Article

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