Thoughts on implants and contact allergy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1042-1044

  Bruze, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; METALS; PATCH TESTS; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 49949093943     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.8.1042     Document Type: Editorial

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