Patch testing with a standard series results from two clinics in cleveland, ohio usa, and comparison with a west european clinic in cologne, north rhine-westphalia germany

Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 234-243

  Dickel, Heinrich ^a,e   Taylor, James S ^b   Bickers, David R ^c   Rehse, Erwin ^d   Merk, Hans F ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact allergens; Epidemiology; Patch testing; Relative frequency; Standard series

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032407123     PISSN: 03432432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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