Prevalence of self-reported hand eczema and skin symptoms associated with dental materials among Swedish dentists

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 496-505

  Örtengren, Ulf ^a   Andreasson, Harriet ^a   Karlsson, Stig ^a   Meding, Birgitta ^b   Barregård, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Dental materials; Dental personnel; Hand eczema

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTISTRY; ECZEMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL GLOVE; SWEDEN;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTISTRY; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033258002     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836.1999.eos107612.x     Document Type: Article

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