Nickel release from tools on the Swedish market

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Liden C ^a,b,c   Rondell E ^a   Skare, L ^b   Nalbanti, A ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dimethylglyoxime test; Male nickel allergy; Nickel release; Occupational exposure; Tools

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; DIMETHYLGLYOXIME; METAL; NICKEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; EQUIPMENT; GENDER; HAND ECZEMA; METAL INDUSTRY; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; SWEAT; SWEDEN;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031659722     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05861.x     Document Type: Article

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