Skin-conditioning products in occupational dermatology

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 351-354

  Elsner, P ^a   Wigger Alberti, W ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Occupational skin disease; Prevention; Skin protection irritation

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BISABOLOL; DEXPANTHENOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCEROL; HUMECTANT; HYALURONIC ACID; LACTATE SODIUM; LACTIC ACID; MACROGOL; POLYHYDROXYCARBONIC ACID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PYRROLIDONECARBONIC ACID; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

CLEANING; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN CARE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN PROTECTION; WORKPLACE;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 0043066847     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0421-6     Document Type: Review

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