Skin protection in the healthcare setting

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2007, Pages 120-132

  Mahler, Vera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 33847393568     PISSN: 14215721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000099993     Document Type: Article

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