Analysis of patch test referrals: Influence of appropriateness of referrals on sensitization rate

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-100

  Corazza, Monica ^a   Borghi, Alessandro ^a   Mantovani, Lucia ^a   Virgili, Annarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; atopy; contact sensitization; dermatologist; hand; Myroxylon pereirae; nickel sulfate; patch tests; potassium dichromate; referrals for patch testing; selection of patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOLOGIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATCH TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855641601     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01987.x     Document Type: Article

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