Contact allergy to preservatives. Results of the information network of departments of dermatology (IVDK) 1996 to 2007;Kontaktallergien gegen Konservierungsmittel Ergebnisse des Informationsverbundes Dermatologischer Kliniken (IVDK) 1996 bis 2007

Allergo Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 631-638

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocides; Contact allergy; Contact dermatitis; Preservatives; Trend

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 2 PHENOXYETHANOL; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; BENZOIC ACID; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BIOCIDE; BRONOPOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLOROACETAMIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; IODPROPINYLBUTYLCARBAMATE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); SORBIC ACID; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 64849111464     PISSN: 09418849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03361953     Document Type: Article

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