Skin conditions in instrumental musicians: A self-reported survey

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Gambichler, Thilo ^a   Uzun, Akin ^a   Boms, Stefanie ^b   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Altenmüller, Eckart ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Hanover University of Music and Drama   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Instrumental musicians; Occupational disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALLOSITY; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSICIAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CALLOSITIES; CHILD; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NECK; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41049090804     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01310.x     Document Type: Review

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