Effectiveness of skin protection measures in prevention of occupational hand eczema: Results of a prospective randomized controlled trial over a follow-up period of 1 year

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 362-370

  Kutting B ^a   Baumeister, T ^a   Weistenhofer W ^a   Pfahlberg, A ^a   Uter, W ^a   Drexler, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Occupational hand eczema; Prevention; Prospective randomized controlled intervention study; Skin care; Skin protection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN PROTECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HAND DERMATOSES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OINTMENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349120617     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09485.x     Document Type: Article

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