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Rashes amongst persulphate workers
Author(s) -
White Ian R.,
Catchpole H. E.,
Rycroft R. J. G.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1982.tb04177.x
Subject(s) - hygiene , medicine , occupational hygiene , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , occupational medicine , occupational exposure , occupational safety and health , dermatology , pathology , physics , optics
Rashes were found to develop frequently amongst workers employed in the manufacture of persulphates. New employees were often affected within one month of the start of employment. Attention to occupational hygiene has caused a rapid decline in the incidence of the problem.