Chronic fatigue syndrome and nickel allergy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 269-272

  Marcusson, Jan A ^a   Lindh, Gudrun ^a   Eveng̊ard, Birgitta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Contact allergy; Metals; Nickel; Psychoimmunology

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032914836     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06061.x     Document Type: Article

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