Occupational risk factors for hand dermatitis among professional cleaners in Spain

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 188-196

  Mirabelli, Maria C ^a   Vizcaya, David ^b,c,d   Margarit, Anna Martí ^c,e,f   Antó, Josep Maria ^b,c,d,f   Arjona, Lourdes ^b,c,d   Barreiro, Esther ^c,f,g   Orriols, Ramon ^g,h   Gimenez Arnau, Ana ^c,e   Zock, Jan Paul ^b,c,d  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Dermatitis; Epidemiology; Occupational diseases; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DETERGENTS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858006130     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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