Mobile phones are now covered by the European Union Nickel Directive

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-57

  Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan ^a   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cell phones; Dermatitis; Nickel

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; SAFETY;

CELLULAR PHONE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NICKEL;

EID: 68149134504     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01551.x     Document Type: Article

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