Occupational contact urticaria: Australian data

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-131

  Williams, J D L ^a   Lee, A Y L ^a   Matheson, M C ^b   Frowen, K E ^a   Noonan, A M ^a   Nixon, R L ^a,b  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy; Food; Latex; Protein contact dermatitis; Skin prick testing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 45749137114     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08583.x     Document Type: Article

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