Dermatitis caused by physical irritants

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 270-275

  Morris Jones, R ^a,b   Robertson, S J ^a   Ross, J S ^a   White, I R ^a   McFadden, J P ^a   Rycroft, R J G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Low humidity; Occupational; Office workers; Physical irritant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY SKIN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN IRRITATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HEARING AIDS; HEAT; HOBBIES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; IRRITANTS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPER; PLASTICS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; WOOD;

EID: 0036379583     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04852.x     Document Type: Article

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