Comparison between visual score and erythema index (DermaSpectrometer) in evaluation of allergic patch tests

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 188-191

  Held, Elisabeth ^a,b   Lorentzen, Henrik ^a   Agner, Tove ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Bispebjerg Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic patch test; Bioengineering methods; DermaSpectrometer; Visual reading

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SPECTROMETRY; TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 0031794883     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1998.tb00108.x     Document Type: Article

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