Occupational skin disease in the construction industry

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1165-1171

  Bock, M ^a   Schmidt, A ^b   Bruckner, T ^a   Diepgen, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Dept of Occupational Dermatology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromate; Construction industry; Construction workers; Contact dermatitis; Ferrous sulphate; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHROMIC ACID; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; EPOXY RESIN; PAINT; POTASSIUM CHROMATE(VI); POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; WOOD;

ADULT; CHROMATES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAINT; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOOD;

EID: 0346725882     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2003.05748.x     Document Type: Article

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