Skin disease among staff in a Japanese nursing home

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-62

  Smith, Derek Richard ^a,b   Kubo, Hiroyoshi ^a   Tang, Sa ^a   Yamagata, Zentaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Japan; Nursing home staff; Prevalence; Risk factors; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RELAPSE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0037285728     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.45.60     Document Type: Article

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