Skin symptoms and contact allergy in woodwork teachers

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-190

  Meding, Birgitta ^a   Åmman, Mats ^b   Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Benisothiazolin 3 one; Birch; Chemical analysis; Formaldehyde; Juniper; Nickel; Occupational; Pine; Rosin; Spruce; Wood dust; Woodwork

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; NICKEL; ROSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; JUNIPERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PINE; TEACHER; TREE; WOOD DUST;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ECZEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; JUNIPERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PREVALENCE; RESINS, PLANT; SWEDEN; TARS; TEACHING; THIAZOLES; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 0030006179     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02171.x     Document Type: Article

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