Allergic contact dermatitis caused by epoxy resin systems in industrial painters

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-172

  Rømyhr, Olve ^a   Nyfors, Allan ^b   Leira, Håkon Lasse ^a   Smedbold, Hans Thore ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

2,2,4 trimethylhexamethylenediamine; 2,4,6 tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol; Allergic contact dermatitis; Epoxy resin systems; Hardeners; Incidence; Industrial painter; M xylene , diamine; Occupational

Indexed keywords

2,2,4 TRIMETHYLHEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE; 2,4,6 TRIS(DIMETHYLAMINOMETHYL)PHENOL; EPOXY RESIN; META XYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL PAINTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OIL INDUSTRY; PAINTER; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STANDARD;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EPOXY RESINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORWAY; PAINT; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 33746892212     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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