Statistical evaluation of the persistence of acquired hypersensitivity by standardized patch tests

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 354-358

  Ayala, Fabio ^a,b   Balato, Nicola ^a   Lembo, Giuseppe ^a   Patruno, Cataldo ^a   Fabbrocini, Gabriella ^b   Nofroni, Italo ^a   Magliocchetti, Natalia ^a   Schena, Donatella ^a   Rafanelli, Arturo ^a   Seidenari, Stefania ^a   Motolese, Alberico ^a   Angelini, Giovanni ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^a   Saccabusi, Stanislao ^a   Pigatto, Paolo ^a   Lisi, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Contact allergy; Epidemiology; Follow up study; Loss of sensitivities; New sensitivities; Patch test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COBALT CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 8944245003     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02222.x     Document Type: Article

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