Self-reported skin rash or irritation symptoms among world trade center health registry participants

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 451-458

  Huang, Monica J ^a   Li, Jiehui ^b   Liff, Jonathan M ^a   Cohen, David E ^b   Cone, James ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SKIN IRRITATION; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RESCUE WORK; SELF REPORT; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862824243     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318245242b     Document Type: Article

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