Fluctuations in the prevalence of nickel and cobalt allergy in eczema patients patch tested after implementation of the nickel regulation in Denmark

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 126-131

  Carøe, Caroline ^a   Andersen, Klaus E ^a   Mortz, Charlotte G ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

allergy; cobalt; dermatitis; epidemiology; nickel; prevalence; statistics

Indexed keywords

COBALT; NICKEL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COBALT ALLERGY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COBALT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551532131     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01832.x     Document Type: Review

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