Fragrance mix i patch test reactions in 5006 consecutive dermatitis patients tested simultaneously with TRUE Test® and Trolab® test material

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 248-253

  Mortz, Charlotte Gotthard ^a   Andersen, Klaus Ejner ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

clinical relevance; contact dermatitis; fragrance mix components; fragrance mix I; patch test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FRAGRANCE MIX 1; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATCH TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING ERROR;

ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78349269167     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01776.x     Document Type: Article

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