Allergic contact dermatitis: Clinical features and profile of sensitizing allergens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 493-497

  Al Sheikh, Omar Abdulaziz ^a,b   El Rab, Mohamed Osman Gad ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; HAPTEN; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 8944237981     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb01664.x     Document Type: Article

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