Allergen patches: Testing for contact dermatitis

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-429

  Grabenstein, John D ^a  

^a MCCS GCI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN;

CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PHARMACY; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029981759     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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