Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in leather and elicitation of eczema

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 278-282

  Hansen, Malene Barre ^a,b   Menne, Torkil ^b   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^b  

^a National Allergy Research Centre   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cr(III); Cr(VI); Foot dermatitis; Leather

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATE ALLERGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEATHER INDUSTRY; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; SOLUBILITY;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ECZEMA; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IONS; PATCH TESTS; SHOES; TANNINS;

EID: 33646559984     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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