Dispelling the myths behind pediatric patch testing - Experience from our tertiary care patch testing centers

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 296-300

  Jacob, Sharon E ^a,c   Steele, Tace ^a   Brod, Bruce ^b   Crawford, Glen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE;

ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATCH TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATCH TESTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 44949134035     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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