Ear piercing as a risk factor for contact allergy to nickel
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Ear piercing as a risk factor for contact allergy to nickel.
OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of metal contact allergy among the children seen at a health center children with metal allergies in terms of risk factors. METHODS This was an uncontrolled cross-sectional study undertaken at a health center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Children aged from 0 to 12 years were recruited when they presented at the health center for routine pediatric consultat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1980