Nickel-containing coins: A health risk for nickel-sensitive individuals? [8]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1301-1302

  Jellesen, M S ^a   Hilbert, L R ^a   Menne T ^b   Moller P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; NICKEL;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ALLERGY TEST; ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CORROSION; FINGER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SKIN ALLERGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33750909860     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07550.x     Document Type: Letter

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