Skin protection in nursing work: Promoting the use of gloves and hand alcohol

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Jungbauer, F H W ^a   Van Der Harst, J J ^a   Groothoff, J W ^b   Coenraads, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gloves; Hand alcohol; Hand dermatitis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Occupational; Prevention measures; Skin irritants; Soap and water; TEWL

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; GLOVE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DISINFECTANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND DERMATOSES; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 7044235341     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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