Photosensitivity: The 9-year experience at a Sydney contact dermatitis clinic

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-292

  Lee, Penny A ^a   Freeman, Susanne ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic actinic dermatitis; Photoallergic contact dermatitis; Photoallergy; Photopatch testing; Polymorphic light eruption; Sunscreens

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC ACTINIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT;

DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SKIN TESTS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0036439370     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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