Sensitization prevalence for benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride

Dermatitis

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 162-166

  Dao, Harry ^a   Fricker, Chris ^a   Nedorost, Susan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STANDARD;

EID: 84865146978     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0b013e318260d78d     Document Type: Article

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