Epidemiology of contact allergy in adults

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1192-1196

  Schäfer, Torsten ^a   Bohler E ^a   Ruhdorfer, S ^a   Weigl, L ^a   Wessner, D ^a   Filipiak, B ^b   Wichmann, H E ^b   Ring, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Contact sensitization; Epidemiology; Gender; History; Occupation; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BALSAM; FRAGRANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; NICKEL; THIOMERSAL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COLLEGE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SEX RATIO; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; BALSAMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; THIMEROSAL;

EID: 0035186093     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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