Dermatoses among paddy field workers - A descriptive, cross-sectional pilot study

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-258

  Shenoi, Shrutakirthi D ^a,b   Davis, Suraj V ^a   Rao, Sugandhi ^a   Rao, Girija ^a   Nair, Sreekumaran ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Dermatoses; Exposed areas; Paddy field workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHLOASMA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; INDIA; INTERTRIGO; KERATOLYSIS; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PARONYCHIA; PILOT STUDY; PRURITUS; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 23944481669     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.16617     Document Type: Article

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