Comparison of risk factor profiles concerning self-reported skin complaints and objectively determined skin symptoms in German office workers

Indoor Air

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-143

  Brasche, S ^a   Bullinger, M ^b   Schwab, R ^c   Gebhardt, H ^d   Herzog, V ^a   Bischof, W ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

^d Safety and Ergonomics (ASER)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Office environment; Risk estimation; Skin hydration; Skin sebum content; Skin symptoms

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HYDRATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FACTOR PROFILES; ODD RATIOS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; OFFICE WORKERS; RISK ESTIMATION; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN SEBUM CONTENT; SKIN SENSATIONS; SKIN SYMPTOM;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OFFICE WORKER; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SEBUM; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SEBUM; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 1642525747     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0668.2003.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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