Occupational cobalt sensitivity in 2 hard-metal press operators

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 239-240

  Shum, Kid Wan ^a   Gawkrodger, David J ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Metal press operators; Occupational contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; METAL; NICKEL SULFATE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM THIOSULFATOAURATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; COBALT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036823304     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470414_1.x     Document Type: Article

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