Good clinical practice in patch testing: Readings beyond day 2 are necessary: A confirmatory analysis

American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 231-237

  Uter, Wolfgang J C ^e   Geier, Johannes ^b   Schnuch, Axel ^b   Laubstein, B ^a,f   Grabbe, J ^b,f   Frosch, P J ^b,f   Pilz, B ^b,f   Richter, G ^b,f   Peters, K P ^b,f   Diepgen, T L ^b,f   Fuchs, Th ^b,f   Gaber, G ^b,f   Kiehn, M ^b,f   Vieluf, D ^b,f   Schulze Dirks, A ^b,f   Zimmermann, J ^b,f   Bahmer, F A ^b,f   Koch, P ^b,f   Gebhardt, M ^b,f   Brasch, J ^b,f   Wilhelm, K P ^b,f   Enders, F ^c,f   Rueff, F ^c,f   Agathos, M ^b,f   Breit, R ^b,f   Rakoski, J ^d,f   Szliska, C ^d,f   Lischka, G ^b,f   more..

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Berlin Rudolf Virchow ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d CCC München Comprehensive Cancer Center   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^f Info Netwk of Depts of Dermatol

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16144362848     PISSN: 1046199X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-199X(96)90056-1     Document Type: Article

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