Seasonal influence on patch test results in Central Europe

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-231

  Kränke, Birger ^a   Aberer, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Insufficient occlusion; Patch test results; Patch test technique; Seasonal influence; Sweating; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SWEATING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029923389     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02177.x     Document Type: Article

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