Smoking might be a risk factor for contact allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 980-984

  Linneberg, Allan ^a,b   Nielsen, Niels Henrik ^b   Menné, Torkil ^b   Madsen, Flemming ^c   Jørgensen, Torben ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact allergy; Delayed hypersensitivity; Nickel; Patch tests; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DENMARK; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0038404982     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1394     Document Type: Article

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