Contact allergy to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and cobalt in the manufacture of fibreglass-reinforced plastics

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-

  Bhushan, M ^a   Craven, N M ^a   Beck, M H ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cobalt; Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide; Occupational; Polyester resin; Prevention

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; COBALT; GLASS FIBER; PEROXIDE; RESIN; RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ALLERGY;

BUTANONES; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLASS; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; PLASTICS;

EID: 15144361343     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05902.x     Document Type: Article

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