Fingertip dermatitis in a retail florist

Cutis

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 328-330

  Guin, Jere D ^a   Franks, Hayden ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYLENE BUTYROLACTONE; ALPHA-METHYLENE GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATHOLOGY; PLANT; SKIN ALLERGY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS;

EID: 0035318387     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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