A randomised controlled intervention study on prevention of work related skin problems among gut cleaners in swine slaughterhouses

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 642-649

  Flyvholm, M A ^a   Mygind, K ^a   Sell, L ^a   Jensen, A ^b   Jepsen, K F ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b Haderslev Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOVE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TELEPHONE;

ABATTOIRS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOREARM; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 24044514335     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016576     Document Type: Article

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