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Trends and forecasts for standard allergens in a 12‐year patch test material
Author(s) -
Edman Björn,
Möller Halvor
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1982.tb04153.x
Subject(s) - patch test , patch testing , contact allergy , allergy , incidence (geometry) , allergic contact dermatitis , allergen , contact dermatitis , medicine , nickel allergy , dermatology , immunology , mathematics , geometry
Results from 12 years of patch testing were statistically analysed to establish changes in the incidence of individual contact allergies. Significant trends were found for y allergens. A marked increase was evident for nickel and cobalt. The analysis made it possible to forecast the future development of separate contact allergies.