Relevance of positive patch-test reactions to cocamidopropyl betaine and amidoamine

Dermatitis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-9

  Brey, Nicole L ^a   Fowler Jr , Joseph F ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDOAMINE; COCAMIDE DIETHANOLAMINE; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; DIETHANOLAMINE; FORMALDEHYDE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS REACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 2942752115     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2004.20417     Document Type: Article

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