Relevance of doubtful ("equivocal") late patch-test readings

Dermatitis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-108

  Carlson, Sean ^a   Gipson, Katrina ^a   Nedorost, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACRYLATES; ALLERGENS; BUDESONIDE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EPOXY RESINS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PATCH TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77949643189     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2010.09047     Document Type: Article

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