Comparison of 2 tests for clinical assessment of formaldehyde exposure

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-38

  Flyvholm, Mari Ann ^a   Tiedemann, Eva ^b   Menné, Torkil ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acetylacetone test; Allergic contact dermatitis; Chromotropic acid test; Clinical exposure assessment; Cosmetics; Formaldehyde; Household products

Indexed keywords

ACETYLACETONE; CHROMOTROPIC ACID; COSMETIC; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FORMALDEHYDE; SHAMPOO; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY;

COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ECZEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; PATCH TESTS; PENTANONES;

EID: 0030031203     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02109.x     Document Type: Article

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