A questionnaire study of road pavers' and roofers' work-related skin symptoms and bitumen exposure

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-30

  Riala, Riitta ^a   Heikkilä, Pirjo ^a   Kanerva, Lasse ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTACT DERMATITIS; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ALKANES; ALLERGENS; AMINES; ARM; COAL TAR; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; LEG DERMATOSES; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031920428     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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