The impact of various patient factors on contact allergy to nickel, cobalt, and chromate

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-39

  Ruff, Colin A ^a   Belsito, Donald V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHROMIC ACID; COBALT; NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EYELID; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHROMATES; COBALT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICKEL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33744986747     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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