Combined exposure to carbon disulfide and sulfuric acid simultaneously increases the risk of hand dermatitis in rayon industry

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 551-557

  Chou, Tzu Chieh ^a,b   Sheu, Hamm Min ^b   Chiu, Jing Er ^c   Wu, Jyun De ^d   Shih, Tung Sheng ^e   Chang, Ho Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon disulfide; Combined exposure; Dose response; Hand dermatitis; Rayon industry; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; DETERGENT; SULFURIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; GLOVE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADULT; CARBON DISULFIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 6944257279     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500385     Document Type: Article

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