Meteorological conditions and the diagnosis of occupationally related contact sensitizations

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-321

  Hegewald, Janice ^a   Uter, Wolfgang ^a   Kränke, Birger ^b   Schnuch, Axel ^c   Pfahlberg, Annette ^a   Gefeller, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact; Clinical epidemiology; Dermatitis; Occupational dermatitis; Patch testing; Weather

Indexed keywords

5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; BIOCIDE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DISULFIRAM; DYE; FORMALDEHYDE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; ROSIN; ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT;

CLIMATE EFFECT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMIDITY; LOGISTICS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN DISORDER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN IRRITATION; VALIDITY; WEATHER; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 55049112429     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1270     Document Type: Article

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