Results from additional nickel patch test readings in a sample of schoolgirls from the general population

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-318

  Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan ^a   Jensen, Christian Stab ^b   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Late; Nickel allergy; Patch test; Readings; Technique

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149110337     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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