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INDUSTRIAL DERMATITIS
Author(s) -
Barnes Robert
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb116783.x
Subject(s) - officer , incidence (geometry) , plea , medicine , dermatology , family medicine , political science , law , mathematics , geometry
Three hundred and one cases of dermatitis have been Investigated over a period of 20 months. Ten factors were considered and are discussed. A relationship between agent and lost time was established. A plea for greater awareness of the problem in industry is made, both to the industrial medical officer and management in general. The incidence of dermatitis in New South Wales (2% to 3%) is similar to the reported incidence in the United States (65% of 5%, or just over 3%). More detailed investigation by the industrial medical officer and dermatologist would almost certainly reveal a higher incidence of constitutional eczema than appears in this series.