Exposure of the hands to wet work in nurses

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-229

  Jungbauer, F H W ^a   Lensen, G J ^a   Groothoff, J W ^b   Coenraads, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gloves; Healthcare workers; Irritant contact dermatitis; Nurses; Occupational; Prevention; Wet work

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; RUBBER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; GLOVE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND DERMATOSES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3042644530     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0314.x     Document Type: Article

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