When should a substance be designated as sensitizing for the skin (‘Sh’) or for the airways (‘Sa’)?

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 439-444

  Schnuch, A ^a   Lessmann, H ^a   Schulz, K H ^a   Becker, D ^a   Diepgen, T L ^a   Drexler, H ^a   Erdmann, S ^a   Fartasch, M ^a   Greim, H ^a   Kricke Helling, P ^a   Merget, R ^a   Merk, H ^a   Nowak, D ^a   Rothe, A ^a   Stropp, G ^a   Uter, W ^a   Wallenstein, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Classification criteria; Contact allergy; Occupational allergy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

AIRWAY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18644376565     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327102ht278oa     Document Type: Article

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