Propylene glycol dermatitis in the printing industry: The fundamental role of a workplace visit

Dermatitis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Noiles, Kristin ^a   Kudla, Irena ^a   DeKoven, Joel ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; INK; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PUMICE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOREARM; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATOR; PATCH TEST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCALP; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; MALE; PRINTING; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

EID: 76149093534     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2010.09071     Document Type: Article

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