Patch testing of Singapore children and adolescents: Our experience over 18 years

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-120

  Goon, Anthony Teik Jin ^a   Goh, Chee Leok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COBALT; FRAGRANCE; LANOLIN; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL; ROSIN; THIOMERSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COBALT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANOLIN; MALE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; RESINS, PLANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; THIMEROSAL;

EID: 33645531543     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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