Patch test reactions associated with sunscreen products and the importance of testing to an expanded series: Retrospective analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group data, 2001 to 2010

Dermatitis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 176-182

  Warshaw, Erin M ^a   Wang, Michael Z ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^c   Belsito, Donald V ^d   Zug, Kathryn A ^e   Taylor, James S ^f   Toby Mathias, C G ^g   Sasseville, Denis ^o   Zirwas, Matthew J ^h   Fowler, Joseph F ⁱ   DeKoven, Joel G ^j   Fransway, Anthony F ^k   DeLeo, Vincent A ^c   Marks, James G ^l   Pratt, Melanie D ^m   Storrs, Frances J ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^k Associates in Dermatology   (United States)

^l PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

ⁿ OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ALLERGEN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BENZOCAINE; DIAZOLIDINYL UREA; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL SULFATE; OXYBENZONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ALLERGENS; BENZOPHENONES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84881360767     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0b013e3182983845     Document Type: Article

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