Epidemiology of contact allergy: An estimation of morbidity employing the clinical epidemiology and drug-utilization research (CE-DUR) approach

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-39

  Schnuch, A ^a,c   Uter, W ^b   Geier, J ^a   Gefeller, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c IVDK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Eczema; Epidemiology; Fragrances; Nickel; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE; NICKEL; PRESERVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ECZEMA; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036657113     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470107.x     Document Type: Article

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