Women's Occupational Dermatologic Issues

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-269

  Amado, Antoine ^a   Taylor, James S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; AROMATHERAPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33646477818     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2006.01.004     Document Type: Review

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