National rates and regional differences in sensitization to allergens of the standard series. Population-adjusted frequencies of sensitization (PAFS) in 40,000 patients from a multicenter study (IVDK)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 200-209

  Schnuch, A ^a,l   Geier, J ^a   Uter, W ^a,b   Frosch, P J ^c   Lehmacher, W ^d   Aberer, W ^e   Agathos, M ^f   Arnold, R ^a   Fuchs, Th ^a   Laubstein, B ^g   Lischka, G ^h   Pietrzyk, P M ^a   Rakoski, J ⁱ   Richter, G ^j   Rueff F ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^f Department of Dermatology ^*  (Germany)

^g HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

ⁱ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^j DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Age standardization; Clinical epidemiology; Contact sensitization; Geographical differences; MOAHL index; Multicenter study; Occupational dermatitis; Prevalence; Sex; Sociology

Indexed keywords

BALSAM PERU; CONTACT ALLERGEN; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL SULFATE; THIOMERSAL;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX RATIO; SOCIOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 9844254488     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb02435.x     Document Type: Article

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