The reaction index and positivity ratio revisited

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Andersen, Klaus Ejner ^a   Andersen, Flemming ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Patch test materials; Patch testing; Positivity ratio; Quality control; Reaction index; Standardization; TRUE test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ECZEMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 37249042351     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01252.x     Document Type: Article

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