Chemistry of contact allergens and irritants

American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-124

  Basketter, David A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS REACTION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031836856     PISSN: 1046199X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-199X(98)90008-2     Document Type: Article

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