Notification of occupational skin diseases by dermatologists in The Netherlands

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-43

  Pal, T M ^a   de Wilde, N S ^a   van Beurden, M M ^a   Coenraads, P J ^b   Bruynzeel, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact allergens; Irritant contact dermatitis; Irritants; Occupational contact dermatitis; Occupational skin disease; Risk professions; Surveillance scheme

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149380053     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn149     Document Type: Article

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