Hand eczema among healthcare professionals in the Netherlands: Prevalence, absenteeism, and presenteeism

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 164-171

  Van Der Meer, Esther W C ^a   Boot, Cécile R L ^a,b   Van Der Gulden, Joost W J ^c   Jungbauer, Frank H W ^d   Coenraads, Pieter Jan ^d   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

absenteeism; contact dermatitis; hand eczema; healthcare professionals; presenteeism; prevalence; productivity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

ABSENTEEISM; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; PRESENTEEISM; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ECZEMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84882452551     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12099     Document Type: Article

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