Atopy and contact allergy to fragrance: Allergic reactions to the fragrance mix I (the Larsen mix)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 220-225

  Buckley, Deirdre A ^a,c   Basketter, David A ^a   Kan King Yu, Denis ^b   White, Ian R ^a   White, Jonathan L M ^a   McFadden, John P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic eczema; Fragrance allergy; Hay fever

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE; LARSEN MIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 53149111184     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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