Methylisothiazolinone contact allergy - A growing epidemic

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 271-275

  Lundov, Michael D ^a   Opstrup, Morten S ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

contact allergy; cosmetics; epidemic; methylisothiazolinone

Indexed keywords

1,2 BENZISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; COSMETIC; PRESERVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84886893752     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12149     Document Type: Article

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