Influence of environment exposures on the frequency of contact allergies in children and adolescents

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-16

  Czarnobilska, Ewa ^a   Dyga, Wojciech ^a   Krzystyniak, Diana ^b   Czarnobilski, Krzysztof ^c   Myszkowska, Dorota ^a   Obtułowicz, Krystyna ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Ministry of Interior and Administration Republic of Poland Central Clinical Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Contact allergy; Fragrance mix; Kathon CG; Nickel; Patch tests; Propolis; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MERCURIC CHLORIDE; BALSAM; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; FRAGRANCE; HAPTEN; KATHON CG; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE; PALLADIUM; PROPOLIS; ROSIN; THIOMERSAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PERU; POLLUTION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAPTENS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; PATCH TESTS; POLAND; PREVALENCE;

MYROXYLON BALSAMUM PEREIRAE;

EID: 84859347502     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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