Long-term follow-up study of occupational hand eczema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 999-1006

  Malkonen T ^a,b   Alanko, K ^a   Jolanki, R ^a   Luukkonen, R ^a   Aalto Korte, K ^a   Lauerma, A ^a   Susitaival, P ^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; Prognosis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND ECZEMA; HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 78249262107     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09987.x     Document Type: Article

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