Is it possible to improve the prognosis in nickel contact dermatitis?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Kalimo, Kirsti ^a,b   Lammintausta, Kaija ^a   Jalava, Jaana ^a   Niskanen, Tuulikki ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Epidemiology; Nickel allergy; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

METAL; NICKEL; NICKEL CHLORIDE; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONS; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030761468     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00316.x     Document Type: Article

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