Methylisothiazolinone contact allergy - are rinse-off cosmetics and household products relevant sources of exposure?
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Methylisothiazolinone contact allergy – are rinse-off cosmetics and household products relevant sources of exposure?* Rosella Gallo1,2, Alessio Signori3, Sonia Gervasio1,2, Silvia Riva1,2 and Aurora Parodi1,2 1 IRCCS, AOU San Martino, IST, Genoa, Italy, 2Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy, and 3Section of Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Contact dermatitis
دوره 75 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016