Hand dermatitis among nurses in a newly developing region of Mainland China

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Wei, Ning ^b   Zhao, Li ^b   Wang, Rui Sheng ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Hand dermatitis; Hospital; Newly developing region; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HAND; HAND DERMATITIS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 9944231921     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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