Lifestyle and nickel allergy in a Swedish adolescent population: Effects of piercing, tattooing and orthodontic appliances

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 664-668

  Fors, Ronny ^a   Person, Maurits ^a   Bergström, Erik ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Stymne, Birgitta ^b   Stenberg, Berndt ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Orthodontic treatment; Patch test; Prevalence; Questionnaire; Risk; Youth

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; BODY PIERCING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICKEL; ODDS RATIO; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TATTOOING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867757243     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1305     Document Type: Article

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