Occupational skin diseases in Singapore 2003-2004: An epidemiologic update

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-159

  Lim, Yen Loo ^a   Goon, Anthony ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Epidemiology; Irritant contact dermatitis; Occupational; Singapore

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; IRRITANT AGENT; OIL; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DETERGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 33846931180     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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