Re: Response to ‘Irritant hand dermatitis in health care workers’
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Irritant hand dermatitis in health care workers.
BACKGROUND Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of irritant contact dermatitis due to frequent hand washing and use of alcohol gel. This has increased the incidence of occupational skin diseases. AIMS To evaluate hand dermatitis in HCWs in our hospital by means of a survey which also examined trends of exposure and the utility of patch testing. METHODS HCWs diagnosed with hand d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqw015