Patch testing and hypersensitivity reactions to metallic implants: Still many open questions

Dermatitis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 106-107

  Thomas, Peter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; METAL ALLERGY; METAL IMPLANTATION; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

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

EID: 84881360542     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0b013e31829796f8     Document Type: Short Survey

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