Prevalence and risk factors of occupational hand dermatoses in electronics workers

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Shiao, Judith Shu Chu ^a   Sheu, Hamm Ming ^b   Chen, Chiou Jong ^c   Tsai, Perng Jyh ^b   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COBALT; NICKEL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRINTING; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; COBALT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 14644408731     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233704th193oa     Document Type: Article

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