The association between size of test chamber and patch test reaction: A statistical reanalysis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-18

  Gefeller, Olaf ^a   Pfahlberg, Annette ^b   Geier, Johannes ^b   Brasch, Jochen ^b   Uter, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dependent two sample design; Formaldehyde; Fragrance mix; Kathon CG; Patch testing technique; Reaction pattern; Statistics; Test chamber sizer; Wool wax alcohols

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; KATHON CG; LANOLIN ALCOHOL;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; METHODOLOGY; PATCH TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032903133     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb05970.x     Document Type: Article

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