Occupational contact dermatitis to nickel: Experience of the British dermatologists (EPIDERM) and occupational physicians (OPRA) surveillance schemes

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 954-957

  Shum, K W ^b   Meyer, J D ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Cherry, N ^a   Gawkrodger, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0344735798     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.12.954     Document Type: Article

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