Occupational sensitization to epoxy resin and reactive diluents in marble workers

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Angelini, Gianni ^a   Rigano, Luigi ^b   Foti, Caterina ^a   Grandolfo, Mauro ^a   Veña, Gino A ^a   Bonamonte, Domenico ^a   Soleo, Leonardo ^a   Scorpiniti, Annunziato A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Inst of Skin and Prod Evaluation   (Italy)

Author keywords

1,6 hexanediol diglycidyl ether; Airborne contact allergy; Contact allergy; Cresyl glycidyl ether; Cross sensitization; Cylcohexanedimethanol glycidyl ether; Epoxy resin; Marble industry; Occupational; Personal protective equipment; Phenyl glycidyl ether; Prevention

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; EPOXY RESIN; ETHER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0029779284     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02259.x     Document Type: Article

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