Occupational hand dermatitis among cement workers in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 775-779

  Wang, Bour Jr ^a   Wu, Jyun De ^b   Sheu, Shiann Cherng ^b   Shih, Tung Sheng ^c   Chang, Ho Yuan ^a   Guo, Yue Liang ^d   Wang, Ying Jan ^a   Chou, Tzu Chieh ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cement workers; Chromium hypersensitivity; Irritant contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DISULFIRAM; FERROUS SULFATE; FRAGRANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SWEDEN; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; COBALT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84855825947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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