Occupational skin diseases in dental laboratory technicians: (I). Clinical picture and causative factors

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-133

  Rustemeyer, T ^a   Frosch, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate (2 HEMA); Acrylates; Allergic contact dermatitis; Dental technicians; Ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA); Irritant contact dermatitis; Methacrylates; Methyl methacrylate (MMA); Occupational; Prevention

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FACE; FINGER; FOREARM; GERMANY; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LABORATORY; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL TECHNICIANS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GERMANY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATCH TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030021681     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02144.x     Document Type: Article

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