Validation of self-reporting of hand eczema among Danish hairdressing apprentices

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-150

  Bregnhøj, Anne ^a   Søsted, Heidi ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

adolescent; evaluation; hairdresser; hairdressers; hairdressing apprentices; hand eczema; self reported; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIRDRESSER; HAND ECZEMA; HAND ECZEMA SEVERITY INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARBERING; CAREER MOBILITY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051703605     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01908.x     Document Type: Article

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