Dogger Bank itch in the eastern English Channel: A newly described geographical distribution of an old problem

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 622-626

  Pathmanaban, O N ^a   Porter, J S ^b   White, Ian R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(2 HYDROXYETHYL)DIMETHYLSULFOXONIUM ION; ALLERGEN; SEA WATER; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCYONIDIUM DIAPHANUM; BRYOZOA; CASE REPORT; COASTAL WATERS; DISABILITY; DOGGER BANK ITCH; EUROPE; FISHERMAN; FISHING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRYOZOA; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; FISHERIES; HUMANS; MALE; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 27144431931     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01932.x     Document Type: Review

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