Skin changes in geriatric nurses prior to training heralding a particular risk of hand dermatitis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 452-454

  Löffler, Harald ^a   Dickel, Heinrich ^a   Bruckner, Thomas ^a   Effendy, Isaak ^a   Happle, Rudolf ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Etiology; Geriatric nurse; Irritant contact dermatitis; Nurses; Occupational; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036750113     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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