Cobalt release from inexpensive earrings from Thailand and China

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-240

  Hamann, Carsten ^a   Hamann, Dathan ^b   Hamann, Kylin K ^a   Thyssen, Jacob P ^c  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Cobalt allergy; Cobalt dermatitis; Cobalt spot test; Earrings; Jewellery

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; JEWELRY; THAILAND;

CHINA; COBALT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; JEWELRY; OXIMES; THAILAND;

EID: 79952608650     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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