Occupational contact dermatitis in the UK: A surveillance report from EPIDERM and OPRA

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-273

  Meyer, John D ^a   Chen, Y ^b   Holt, D L ^b   Beck, M H ^a   Cherry, N M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Stopford Building ^*

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Occupational contact dermatitis; Occupational skin disease; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINE; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COOLING WATER; COSMETIC; EPOXY RESIN; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL; OIL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PRESERVATIVE; RUBBER; SOAP;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033918972     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.4.265     Document Type: Article

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