Whilst Rome burns: The epidemic of contact allergy to methylisothiazolinone

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 257-258

  Gonçalo, Margarida ^a   Goossens, An ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; COSMETIC;

BELGIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENMARK; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FINLAND; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84876553896     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12098     Document Type: Editorial

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