The epidemiology of occupational contact dermatitis

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 496-506

  Diepgen, T L ^a   Coenraads, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Contact dermatitis; Exposure; Irritation; Occupational dermatitis; Prevention; Prognosis; Risk

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT;

CONTACT DERMATITIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032696120     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050407     Document Type: Review

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