Reduction in the frequency of sensitization to thiurams. A result of legislation?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 170-171

  Knudsen, Bodil ^a   Lerbæk, Anne ^a   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CEN 455 3; Frequency; Glove allergy; Legislation; Thiurams

Indexed keywords

DISULFIRAM; LATEX; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; GLOVE; LEACHING; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST;

ALLERGENS; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; THIRAM;

EID: 33644886019     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0739c.x     Document Type: Article

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