The incidence of occupational skin disease as reported to the Health and Occupation Reporting (THOR) network between 2002 and 2005

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-722

  Turner, S ^a   Carder, M ^a   Van Tongeren, M ^a   McNamee, R ^a   Lines, S ^a   Hussey, L ^a   Bolton, A ^a   Beck, M H ^b   Wilkinson, M ^c   Agius, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Occupational dermatitis; Surveillance; Work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL WORK; URTICARIA;

EID: 34548557206     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08045.x     Document Type: Article

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