The occurrence and course of skin symptoms on the hands among female cleaners

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 284-291

  Nielsen, Jette ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cleaners; Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Follow up study; Hand dermatitis; Prevention; Skin symptoms; Wet work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DENMARK; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 0029935693     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02201.x     Document Type: Article

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