Airborne occupational contact dermatitis from epoxy resin in an immersion oil used for microscopy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 267-

  Downs, Anthony M R ^a   Sansom, Jane E ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne; Allergic contact dermatitis; Epoxy resin of bisphenol A; Immersion oil microscopy; Occupational

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; EPOXY RESIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA;

EID: 15644367558     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05929.x     Document Type: Article

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