Excessive nickel release from mobile phones-a persistent cause of nickel allergy and dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 354-358

  Jensen, Peter ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a   Zachariae, Claus ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Thyssen, Jacob P ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

allergy; contact dermatitis; dimethylglyoxime; mobile phones; nickel

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLGLYOXIME; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DERMATITIS; MOBILE PHONE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRODUCT SAFETY;

CELLULAR PHONE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NICKEL; OXIMES;

EID: 81155127480     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01988.x     Document Type: Article

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