Regulatory action needed to combat nickel contact allergy in the population.

Contact DermatitisVolume 89, Issue 1 p. 77-78 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Regulatory action needed to combat nickel contact allergy in the population Malin Glindvad Ahlström, Corresponding Author Malin Glindvad Ahlström [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-7826 National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Correspondence Malin Glindvad Ahlström, National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev-Gentofte, Hellerup 2900, Denmark. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Writing - review & editing, ConceptualizationSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Wennervaldt, Michael Wennervaldt orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-283X National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorGregor McCombie, Gregor McCombie State Laboratory Basel-City, Basel, Switzerland Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorPia Blaser, Pia Blaser Food and Veterinary Office (Amt für Verbraucherschutz Aargau), Aarau, Switzerland Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorCarola Lidén, Carola Lidén orcid.org/0000-0001-9951-5896 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Contribution: Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this author Malin Glindvad Ahlström, Corresponding Author Malin Glindvad Ahlström [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-7826 National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Correspondence Malin Glindvad Ahlström, National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev-Gentofte, Hellerup 2900, Denmark. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Writing - review & editing, ConceptualizationSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Wennervaldt, Michael Wennervaldt orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-283X National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorGregor McCombie, Gregor McCombie State Laboratory Basel-City, Basel, Switzerland Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorPia Blaser, Pia Blaser Food and Veterinary Office (Amt für Verbraucherschutz Aargau), Aarau, Switzerland Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorCarola Lidén, Carola Lidén orcid.org/0000-0001-9951-5896 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Contribution: Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14330Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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