A 6-month follow-up study of 1048 patients diagnosed with an occupational skin disease

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 261-268

  Mälkönen, Tarja ^a,b   Jolanki, Riitta ^a   Alanko, Kristiina ^a   Luukkonen, Ritva ^a   Aalto Korte, Kristiina ^a   Lauerma, Antti ^a   Susitaival, Päivikki ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Contact dermatitis; Contact urticaria; Hand eczema; Prognosis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PATCH TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URTICARIA;

EID: 70350511931     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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