Twenty-five years quaternium-15 in the European baseline series: Does it deserve its place there?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 210-220

  De Groot, Anton C ^a   Coenraads, Pieter Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European baseline series; Formaldehyde releaser; Frequency of sensitization; Preservative; Quaternium 15; Sensitization rate

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; QUATERNIUM 15;

ALLERGENICITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; METHENAMINE; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77950468259     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01705.x     Document Type: Review

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