Recommendation to include formaldehyde 2.0% aqua in the European baseline patch test series

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 372-374

  Pontén, Ann ^a   Goossens, An ^b   Bruze, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; baseline series; contact allergy; cosmetics; dose; EU legislation; formaldehyde; micropipette; patch test; preservatives

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROPIPETTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; REPEATED OPEN APPLICATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS; BASELINE SERIES; CONTACT ALLERGY; COSMETICS; DOSE; EU LEGISLATION; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROPIPETTE; PATCH TEST; PRESERVATIVES;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUROPE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84888012025     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12148     Document Type: Article

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