Sorbitan sesquioleate: An emerging contact allergen

Dermatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 339-341

  Asarch, Adam ^a,b   Scheinman, Pamela L ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EMULSIFYING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HEXOSE; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEXOSES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS;

EID: 64149112797     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.08029     Document Type: Article

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