Skin sensitization: Strategies for the assessment and management of risk

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-273

  Basketter, D A ^a,b,c  

^a St Thomas' Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Legislation; Local lymph node assay; Risk assessment; Risk management; Skin sensitization

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; ALLERGEN; ANILINE; CHEMICAL AGENT; EUGENOL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; PATCH TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 47549111125     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08625.x     Document Type: Review

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