Can pre-employment patch testing help to prevent occupational contact allergy?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 226-228

  Milković Kraus, Sanja ^a   Macan, Jelena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Chromium; Cobalt; Nickel; Occupational; Patch testing; Pre employment examination; Prevention; Rubber additives

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL; RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029966804     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02362.x     Document Type: Article

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