Hand eczema in geriatric nurses in Germany - Prevalence and risk factors

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-143

  Skudlik, Christoph ^a   Dulon, Madeleine ^b   Wendeler, Dana ^b   John, Swen M ^a   Nienhaus, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b Institution of Statutory Accident Insurance of the Health and Welfare Service   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy; Contact dermatitis; Geriatric nurses; Hand eczema; Occupational; Prevalence; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; SKIN PROTECTION;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERMANY; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; SOLVENTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 61349104267     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01496.x     Document Type: Article

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