Addition of ferrous sulfate to cement and risk of chromium dermatitis among construction workers

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Roto, Pekka ^a   Sainio, Hannele ^b   Reunala, Timo ^c   Laippala, Pekka ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Chromium allergy; Construction workers; Epidemiology; Irritant contact dermatitis; Patch testing; Register of occupational diseases; Risk of eczema dermatitis

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; CHROMIUM; FERROUS SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FINLAND; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030071486     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02111.x     Document Type: Article

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