Concurrent sensitization to metals and occupation

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 359-366

  Rui, Francesca ^a   Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Prodi, Andrea ^a   Fortina, Anna Belloni ^b   Romano, Ilaria ^b   Corradin, Maria Teresa ^c   Filon, Francesca Larese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

chromium; cobalt; cosensitization; dermatitis; nickel; occupation; patch test

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL SENSITIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WORKER;

ADULT; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869496304     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02100.x     Document Type: Article

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