The Epidemiology of Occupational Contact Dermatitis

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• Personal Author:
  Lushniak, Boris D.
• Description:
  The dermatologist who is aware of the epidemiology of occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) can find this information helpful in making a diagnosis, determining etiology, and recommending preventive efforts. This article reviews some of the available epidemiologic data sources and their limitations. These data sources provide important information on the prevalence and incidence, the public health importance, the risk factors, the common etiologic agents, the prognosis, and the preventive measures for OCD. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Factors Chemistry Dermatitis Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Hypersensitivity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Safety Safety Management Skin Skin Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Biological-factors Biological-systems Chemical-hypersensitivity Chemical-properties Dermatology Etiology Exposure-assessment Exposure-methods Injury-prevention Occupational-dermatitis Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Public-health Safety-measures Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0733-8635
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035563
• Citation:
  Dermatol Clin 1995 Jul; 13(3):671-680
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Dermatologic Clinics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8c6b39bd2b160e523807802daa3ca3668585e27c49486acebb6fd3895e90aae18bad8b53b279f711bbc685610b7bb7119aa7b3015e14a43042ce91982718e54
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187387/cdc_187387_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 3.85 MB ]