Effect of occupational exposure to rayon manufacturing chemicals on skin barrier to evaporative water loss

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 410-417

  Chou, Tzu Chieh ^a   Shih, Tung Sheng ^b   Tsai, Jui Chen ^a   Wu, Jyun De ^c   Sheu, Hamm Min ^a   Chang, Ho Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barrier integrity; Occupational exposure; Rayon manufacturing; Tape stripping; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FOREARM; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADULT; CARBON DISULFIDE; CELLULOSE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN; SULFURIC ACIDS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

THAIS;

EID: 6944256489     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.410     Document Type: Article

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