Are the incidence and prevalence of occupational skin diseases underestimated?;Werden inzidenz und prävalenz berufsbedingter hauterkrankungen unterschätzt?

Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 477-480

  Diepgen, T L ^a   Schmidt, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Incidence; Occupational Contact Dermatitis; Prevalence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN ALLERGY; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0036774537     PISSN: 09446052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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