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Exposure of susceptible individuals to chemicals may result in various forms of allergic disease, those of greatest significance in the context of occupational health being allergic contact dermatitis (skin sensitization) and respiratory hypersensitivity. There is a need to evaluate prospectively the potential of chemicals to induce skin and/or respiratory sensitization.
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Kimber, I. (1997). Predictive Testing for Allergy: Critical evaluation. In: Ring, J., Behrendt, H., Vieluf, D. (eds) New Trends in Allergy IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60419-5_53
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