Occupational skin-disease data in Europe

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 331-338

  Diepgen, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Contact dermatitis; Epidemiology; Occupational dermatitis; Prevention; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ALLERGY; ATOPY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; OINTMENT; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKER;

COST OF ILLNESS; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EUROPE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0041563928     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0418-1     Document Type: Review

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