Relation between diagnoses on severity, sick leave and loss of job among patients with occupational hand eczema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Cvetkovski, Rikke Skoet ^a   Rothman, K J ^b   Olsen, J ^c   Mathiesen, B ^d   Iversen, L ^e   Johansen, J D ^a   Agner, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d Natl Board of Industrial Injuries   (Denmark)

^e Ribe County   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Atopic dermatitis; Contact urticaria; Irritant contact dermatitis; Prognosis; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; FOOD; HAND ECZEMA; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MEDICAL LEAVE; RELAPSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COST OF ILLNESS; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 13244281773     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06415.x     Document Type: Article

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