A European multicentre photopatch test study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1002-1009

  Kerr, Alastair C ^a   Ferguson, J ^a   Ibbotson, S H ^a   Dawe, R S ^a   Haylett, A K ^a,b   Rhodes, L E ^a,b   Adamski, H ^a,c   Alomar, A ^a,d   Serra, E ^a,d   Antoniou, C ^a,e   Aubin, F ^a,f   Vigan, M ^a,f   Biedermann, T ^a,g   Fischer, J ^a,g   Bourrain, J L ^a,h   Bruynzeel, D ^a,i   Rustemeyer, T ^a,i   Carrascosa, J M ^a,j   Chowdhury, M M U ^a,k   dela Cuadra, J ^a,l   Foti, C ^a,m   Gardeazabal, J ^a,n   Gawkrodger, D J ^a,o   Gimenez Arnau, A ^a,p   Goncalo, M ^a,q   Goossens, A ^a,r   Lecha, M ^a,s   Marguery, M C ^a,t   Neumann, N J ^a,u   Niklasson, B ^a,v   Peyron, J L ^a,w   Pigatto, P ^a,x   Spiewak, R ^a,y   Stone, N ^a,z   Tanew, A ^a,aa   Thomas, P ^a,ab   Bonnevalle, A ^a,ab   Wilkinson, S M ^a,ac   Wolf, P ^a,ad   Gruber Wackernagel, A ^a,ad   Wulf, H C ^a,ae   more..

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d Pediatric Care Department   (Spain)

^e Andeas Sygros Hospital   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^h UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

ⁱ VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^l HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁿ HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^o ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^p UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^q UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^r UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^s UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^t SERVICE DE PNEUMOLOGIE   (France)

^u HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^v Hopital Saint Eloi ^*  (Sweden)

^w HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^x UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^y JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^z ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^aa MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^ab LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^ac LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^ad MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^ae UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOBENZONE; ETOFENAMATE; KETOPROFEN; OCTOCRYLENE; OXYBENZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860316727     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10857.x     Document Type: Article

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