Fragrance Contact Allergy: A Clinical Review

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 789-798

  Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; CONTACT ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; DEODORANT AGENT; EUGENOL; FRAGRANCE; GERANIOL; HYDROXYCITRONELLAL; HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3 CYCLOHEXANE CARBOXALDEHYDE; ISOEUGENOL; PERFUME; PLANT EXTRACT; SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ECZEMA; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; LAW; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PLANT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

COSMETICS; DEODORANTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; PERFUME;

EID: 0344442760     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200304110-00006     Document Type: Review

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