Occupational dermatitis in hairdressers: Do they claim workers' compensation?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-168

  Lyons, Georgina ^a   Keegel, Tessa ^b,c   Palmer, Amanda ^a   Nixon, Rosemary ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergy; apprentice; hair dye; hand eczema; irritant; p phenylenediamine; patch testing; workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAIR DYES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874225634     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02152.x     Document Type: Article

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