Decreasing trends in methyldibromo glutaronitrile contact allergy - Following regulatory intervention

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-51

  Johansen, Jeanne D ^a   Veien, Niels ^b   Laurberg, Grete ^b   Avnstorp, Christian ^c   Kaaber, Knud ^c   Andersen, Klaus E ^d   Paulsen, Evy ^d   Sommerlund, Mette ^e   Thormann, Jens ^f   Nielsen, Niels H ^g   Vissing, Susanne ^h   Kristensen, Ove ⁱ   Kristensen, Berit ⁱ   Agner, Tove ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Dermatology Clinic Aalborg   (Denmark)

^c Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^g Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^h Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

ⁱ Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Patch test; Preservatives; Prevention; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 47249121261     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01364.x     Document Type: Article

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