Contact dermatitis in older adults: A review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-381

  Prakash, Amy V ^a   Davis, Mark D P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN AGING;

EID: 79952114544     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11319290-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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