Excessive nickel release from earrings purchased from independent shops and street markets - A field study from Warsaw and London

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1021-1026

  Thyssen, J P ^a   Menne T ^a   Liden C ^b   White, I R ^c   White, J ^c   Spiewak, R ^d   Johansen, J D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

contact dermatitis; EU Nickel Directive; nickel allergy; nickel dermatitis; nickel exposure; public health

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLGLYOXIME; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; JEWELRY; MARKET; METALLIC EARRING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; SKIN TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

JEWELRY; LONDON; NICKEL; POLAND;

EID: 79551513502     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03909.x     Document Type: Article

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