Allergic contact dermatitis in operation Iraqi freedom: Use of the T.R.U.E. test in the combat environment

Dermatitis

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 334-337

  Scott Henning, J ^a   Firoz, Bahar F ^a   Lehman, Kimberly A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; BALSAM; BUDESONIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; EPOXY RESIN; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; QUATERNIUM 15; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTACT ALLERGY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; WAR;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349090615     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2009.09018     Document Type: Article

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