Audit of Finn Chamber® patch test preparation

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 334-336

  Moffitt, D L ^a   Sharp, L A ^a   Sansom, J E ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finn Chamber ; Patch test preparation; Weight comparison

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PETROLATUM;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATCH TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALLERGENS; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PETROLATUM; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THIAZOLES; VEHICLES;

EID: 0037002370     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470603.x     Document Type: Article

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