Are material safety data sheets (MSDS) useful in the diagnosis and management of occupational contact dermatitis?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 331-336

  Keegel, Tessa ^a   Saunders, Helen ^a   Lamontagne, Anthony D ^a   Nixon, Rosemary ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Globally harmonized system; Hand dermatitis; Hazardous substances; Irritants; Patch testing; Sensitizers; Worker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DERMATOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND ECZEMA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DOCUMENTATION; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 35248891928     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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