Occupational dermatoses among Polish private farmers, 1991-1999

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 647-655

  Spiewak, Radoslaw ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; New insurance system; Occupational skin diseases; Poland; Private farmers; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; METAL; PESTICIDE; RUBBER;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PLANT; POLAND; REGISTER; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; URTICARIA; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLAND; REGISTRIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0038147305     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10224     Document Type: Article

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