Intervention implementation research: An exploratory study of reduction strategies for occupational contact dermatitis in the printing industry

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-20

  Brown, Terry P ^a,c   Rushton, Lesley ^a   Williams, Hywel C ^b   English, John S C ^b  

^a MRC Institute for Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervention implementation; Occupational contact dermatitis; Occupational research; Printers

Indexed keywords

PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CREAM; GLOVE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLICY; PRINTING; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN CARE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRINTING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN CARE;

EID: 33845525772     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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