Allergic contact dermatitis in dentists and dental nurses

Exogenous Dermatology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Kiec Swierczyńska, Marta ^a   Krecisz, Beata ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acrylates; Allergy; Dental nurses; Dentists; Disinfectants; Fragrances; Metals; Rubber

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; ALDEHYDE; ALLERGEN; BALSAM PERU; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; COBALT; COPPER SULFATE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DISULFIRAM; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; EUGENOL; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYOXAL; HYDROQUINONE; LYSOL; MERCURY; METAL; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; NICKEL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; ROSIN; RUBBER; THIOMERSAL; TIN; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; TURPENTINE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0038513669     PISSN: 14244616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047988     Document Type: Article

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