The combined diagnosis of allergic and irritant contact dermatitis in a retrospective cohort of 1000 consecutive patients with occupational contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 356-363

  Schwensen, Jakob F ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Classification; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Hand eczema; Irritant contact dermatitis; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAKER; BEAUTICIAN; BLACKSMITH; CLEANING PERSONNEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOK; DENMARK; DENTAL SURGERY ASSISTANT; DENTIST; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MACHINE OPERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICS; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OFFICE WORKER; PAINTER; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOP ASSISTANT; SKIN ALLERGY; TEACHER; WORKER; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HAND DERMATOSES; PATCH TEST;

DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84911003837     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12288     Document Type: Article

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