Citral a fragrance allergen and irritant

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-36

  Heydorn, S ^a   Menne T ^a   Andersen, K E ^b   Bruze, M ^c   Svedman, C ^c   White, I R ^d   Basketter, D A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citral; Contact allergen; Contact irritant; Fragrance; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; CONTACT ALLERGEN; FRAGRANCE; IRRITANT AGENT; PETROLATUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOTERPENES; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME;

EID: 0346753594     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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