Effects of repeated skin exposure to low nickel concentrations: A model for allergic contact dermatitis to nickel on the hands

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 676-682

  Nielsen, N H ^a   Menne T ^a   Kristiansen, J ^b   Christensen, J M ^b   Borg, L ^b   Poulsen, L K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Nickel

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOREARM; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032692492     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03106.x     Document Type: Article

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