The British standard series of contact dermatitis allergens: Validation in clinical practice and value for clinical governance

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Britton, J E R ^a   Wilkinson, S Mark ^a   English, J S C ^b   Gawkrodger, D J ^c   Ormerod, A D ^e   Sansom, J E ^e   Shaw, S ^e   Statham, B ^d  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

British standard series; Contact dermatitis; European standard series; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 NITROPANE 1,3 DIOL; ALLERGEN; BUDESONIDE; CARBA MIX; CETOSTEARYLIC ALCOHOL; CHLOROCRESOL; CHLOROXYLENOL; DIAZOLIDINYL UREA; DIMETHYLCARBAMIC ACID 1 ISOPROPYL 3 METHYLPYRAZOL 5 YL ESTER; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; FUSIDIC ACID; IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA; ISOPROPYLPHENYL 4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; METHYL DIBROMOGLUTARONITRILE; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DITIOCARB; GREAT BRITAIN; GUANIDINES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIOCARBAMATES;

EID: 0037325968     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05170.x     Document Type: Article

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