The EU clinical trials directive jeopardises consumer and occupational safety

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 251-253

  Schnuch, Axel ^a   Uter, Wolfgang ^a   White, Ian R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; NICKEL;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTACT ALLERGY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATCH TEST; PRODUCT SAFETY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPEAN UNION; LEGISLATION, DRUG; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATCH TESTS; SAFETY;

EID: 80054071227     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01998.x     Document Type: Review

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