The European baseline series in Lithuania: Results of patch testing in consecutive adult patients

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-63

  Beliauskiene, A ^a   Valiukeviciene, S ^a   Uter, W ^b   Schnuch, A ^c  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

European baseline series; Lithuania; patch testing

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLDIBROMO GLUTARONITRILE; N ISOPROPYL N' PHENYL 4 PHENYLENE DIAMINE; NICKEL SULFATE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; RESIN; ROSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYROXYLON; MYROXYLON PEREIRAE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650002995     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03688.x     Document Type: Article

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