Allergic contact sensitization in the general adult population: A population-based study from Northern Norway

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-15

  Dotterud, Lars Kåre ^a,d   Smith Sivertsen, Tone ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Contact allergy; Contact dermatitis; Nickel allergy; Piercing; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COBALT; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL; ROSIN; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EAR LOBE PIERCING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; NORWAY; PATCH TEST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INJURY; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BODY PIERCING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33845525771     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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