Ear piercing as a risk factor for contact allergy to nickel

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Brandão, Marilda Helena Toledo ^a   Gontijo, Bernardo ^b   Girundi, Marcela A ^b   De Castro, Maria C M ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HOSPITALAR DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Chrome; Cobalt; Contact dermatitis; Hypersensitivity; Nickel

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77951572336     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1980     Document Type: Article

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