Exposure of nickel in used and unused gold-plated earrings: A study using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Ishikawaya, Yayoi ^a   Suzuki, Hiroyki ^a   Kullavanija, Preya ^b  

^a SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Earrings; Gold plated; Interliner; Legislation; Nickel; Pits; Prevention; Scratches; Surface structure

Indexed keywords

GOLD; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

DERMATITIS, CONTACT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELECTROPLATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GOLD ALLOYS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031055380     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00913.x     Document Type: Article

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