Pragmatism and the evaluation of metal hypersensitivity reactions

Dermatitis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 104-105

  Schalock, Peter C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONSULTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; METAL HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; NEUROSURGEON; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TITANIUM ALLERGY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 84881355330     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0b013e3182979762     Document Type: Short Survey

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