The impact of common metal allergens in daily devices

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 525-530

  Hamann, Dathan ^a   Hamann, Carsten R ^b   Thyssen, Jacob P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Chromium; Cobalt; Exposure; Nickel

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DYE; METAL; NICKEL;

COMPUTER; CONSUMER; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; JEWELRY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COLORING AGENTS; COMPUTERS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; METALS; NICKEL;

EID: 84883597196     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32836457bf     Document Type: Review

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