Occupational irritant and allergic contact dermatitis among healthcare workers

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-107

  Nettis, Eustachio ^a   Colanardi, Maria Cristina ^a   Soccio, Anna Lucia ^a   Ferrannini, Antonio ^a   Tursi, Alfredo ^a  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Biocides; Detergents; Healthcare workers; Irritant contact dermatitis; Nickel; Rubber chemicals; Rubber gloves

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; NICKEL; SOAP; SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PHYSICIAN; PRICK TEST; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN IRRITATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036209740     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.460208.x     Document Type: Article

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