Prevalence of atopy in a population of hairdressing students and practising hairdressers in Melbourne, Australia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 172-177

  Roberts, Hugh ^a   Frowen, Kathryn ^a   Sim, Malcolm ^b   Nixon, Rosemary ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic; Asthma; Career advice; Contact dermatitis; Eczema; Hand dermatitis; Hayfever; Irritant; Occupational

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN PROTECTION; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BEAUTY CULTURE; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HAND DERMATOSES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 33745752407     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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