Occupational contact dermatitis due to essential oils

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 282-284

  Trattner, Akiva ^a   David, Michael ^a   Lazarov, Aneta ^b,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Essential oils; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; FRAGRANCE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTPATIENT; PATCH TEST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REFLEXOLOGY; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OILS, VOLATILE; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 42149183657     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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