Nickel allergy and its relationship with local nickel pollution, ear piercing, and atopic dermatitis: A population-based study from Norway

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 726-735

  Smith Sivertsen, T ^a   Dotterud, L K ^a   Lund, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; NICKEL;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; NORWAY; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032948304     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70154-4     Document Type: Article

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