Prevalence of contact dermatitis among dental personnel in a Swedish rural county

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-20

  Ohlson, Carl Göran ^a   Svensson, Lisbeth ^b   Mossberg, Birgitta ^c   Hök, Monika ^b  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Regional Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Community Dental Clinic ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acrylates; Allergy; Contact dermatitis; Dental personnel; Epidemiologic; Hypersensitivity; Latex; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACRYLATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTISTS; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SKIN TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035229637     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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