Training workers at risk for occupational contact dermatitis in the application of protective creams: Efficacy of a fluorescence technique

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-133

  Wigger Alberti, W ^a   Maraffio, B ^a   Wernli, M ^a,b   Elsner, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Turimed AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Application; Education; Fluorescence; Irritant contact dermatitis; Metal workers; Prevention; Protective cream; Videotape

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; RETINOL ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; METAL INDUSTRY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRAINING; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0030746893     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245714     Document Type: Article

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