Minimum standards on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of occupational and work-related skin diseases in Europe – position paper of the COST Action StanDerm (TD 1206)

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2017, Pages 31-43

  Alfonso, J H ^a   Bauer, A ^b   Bensefa Colas, L ^c,d   Boman, A ^e   Bubas, M ^f   Constandt, L ^g   Crepy, M N ^c   Goncalo, M ^h   Macan, J ⁱ   Mahler, V ^j   Mijakoski, D ^k   Ramada Rodilla, J M ^l   Rustemeyer, T ^m   Spring, P ⁿ   John, S M ^o,p   Uter, W ^q   Wilkinson, M ^r   Gimenez Arnau A M ^s  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d Lab d'Hygiene et de Sante Publique   (France)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f Croatian Institute for Health Protection and Safety at Work   (Croatia)

^g Agence Fédérale des risques professionnels   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

ⁱ INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^k Institute for Occupational Health of Republic of Macedonia   (Macedonia)

^l INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^m VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^o UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^p University of Osnabrück IDerm   (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^r LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARCINOGEN; IRRITANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HAND DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; EUROPE; MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SKIN DISEASE; TERTIARY PREVENTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORK RELATED SKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EUROPE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 85020488290     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14319     Document Type: Article

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