Clinical epidemiology of contact allergies-the information network of departments of dermatology (IVDK) as register and surveillance system;Klinische Epidemiologie der Kontaktallergien das Register und das Überwachungssystem des Informationsverbundes Dermatologischer Kliniken (IVDK)

Allergo Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 611-624

  Schnuch, Axel ^a,b   Uter, Wolfgang ^a   Lessmann, Holger ^a   Arnold, Ronald ^a   Geier, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; HAIR DYE; PARAPHENYLENEDIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 60149097758     PISSN: 09418849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03361951     Document Type: Review

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