Evidence-based recommendations for skin protection at the workplace on the basis of 3 representative cases;Evidenz-basierte empfehlungen zu hautschutzmaßnahmen am arbeitsplatz anhand von 3 repräsentativen fallbeispielen

Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 484-489

  Kütting, Birgitta ^a   Drexler, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decontamination; Evidence based skin care regimen; Evidence based medicine; Prevention of occupational skin diseases; Skin care; Skin protection

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; IRRITANT AGENT; OIL; PROTECTIVE AGENT; RESIN;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PROTECTION; SURGEON; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0141595320     PISSN: 09446052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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