Contact sensitivity to chromate: Comparison at a London contact dermatitis clinic over a 10-year period

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 329-331

  Olsavszky, R ^a   Rycroft, R J G ^a   White, I R ^a   Mcfadden, J P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cement; Chromate; Cobalt; Leather; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; CHROMIC ACID; COBALT; FERROUS SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHROMATES; COBALT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THIRAM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031848887     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05768.x     Document Type: Article

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