Characteristics of occupational skin diseases compensated with the industrial accident compensation insurance from 1999 to 2003

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-341

  Yeon Soon, Ahn ^a   Duk, Han Kim ^b   Jun Young, Lee ^b   Hyoung Ok, Kim ^b  

^a Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Compensated occupational skin diseases; Contact dermatitis Stevens Johnson syndrome; Leukoderma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; KOREA; LEUKODERMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; SCABIES; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; URTICARIA; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 18944405331     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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