Skin protection programmes

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 253-256

  Agner, Tove ^a,b   Held, Elisabeth ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Amtssygehuset Gentofte ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Educational programme; Gloves; Irritant contact dermatitis,moisturizers; Occupational, prevention; Skin protection programme

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT;

BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLOVE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; REVIEW; SKIN PROTECTION;

COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IRRITANTS;

EID: 0036878174     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470501.x     Document Type: Review

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