Computer-related skin diseases

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 241-243

  Wintzen, Marjolein ^a,b   Van Zuuren, Esther J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Computer; Irritant contact dermatitis; Mechanical; Occupational; Skin

Indexed keywords

NEOPRENE; PHTHALIC ACID; PLASTICIZER; THIOL DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRESSURE; PRESSURE INJURY; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INJURY;

COMPUTERS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS;

EID: 0042590963     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00085.x     Document Type: Review

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