The epidemiology of contact allergy in the general population - Prevalence and main findings

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 287-299

  Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan ^a   Linneberg, Allan ^b   Menné, Torkil ^a   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Contact dermatitis; Epidemic; Healthy; Nickel; Unselected

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL; THIOMERSAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTACT ALLERGY; EPIDEMIC; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 35248880520     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01220.x     Document Type: Review

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