Exposure to wet work in working Australians

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-94

  Keegel, Tessa G ^a,b   Nixon, Rosemary L ^c   Lamontagne, Anthony D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergic; chemicals; irritant; occupational contact dermatitis; wet work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855676071     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01975.x     Document Type: Review

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