Open AccessSusceptibility to and incidence of hand dermatitis in a cohort of apprentice hairdressers and nurses.
Author(s) -
H.A. Smit,
A van Rijssen,
Jan P. Vandenbroucke,
PieterJan Coenraads
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1423
Subject(s) - transepidermal water loss , medicine , atopy , atopic dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , dermatology , contact dermatitis , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , rate ratio , allergy , surgery , immunology , pathology , physics , stratum corneum , optics
The role of atopic constitution, contact sensitization, transepidermal water loss, and dry skin in the development of hand dermatitis was investigated in a prospective study of 74 apprentice hairdressers and 111 apprentice nurses.