Occupation-related contact dermatitis in North American health care workers referred for patch testing: Cross-sectional data, 1998 to 2004

Dermatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 261-274

  Warshaw, Erin M ^a   Schram, Sarah E ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a   Belsito, Donald V ^a   Marks Jr , James G ^a   Fowler Jr , Joseph F ^a   Rietschel, Robert L ^a   Taylor, James S ^a   Mathias, C G Toby ^a   Deleo, Vincent A ^a   Zug, Kathryn A ^a   Sasseville, Denis ^a   Storrs, Frances J ^a   Pratt, Melanie D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED STATES;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149347481     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.07059     Document Type: Article

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