| Document ID (ISN) | 109878 |
| CIS number |
09-887 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mirabelli M.C, Zock J.P., Bircher A.J., Jarvis D., Keidel D., Kromhout H., Norbäck D., Olivieri M., Plana E., Radon K, Schindler C, Schmid-Grendelmeier P., Torén K., Villani S., Kogevinas M |
| Title |
Metalworking exposures and persistent skin symptoms in the ECRHS II and SAPALDIA 2 cohorts |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2009, Vol.60, No.5, p.256-263. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
This analysis was conducted to assess the associations between metalworking exposures and current and persistent skin symptoms among male and female participants in two population-based epidemiologic studies in Europe: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II (ECRHS II) and the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Disease in Adults 2 (SAPALDIA 2). Each participant completed interviewer-administered questionnaires to provide information about symptoms and exposures related to selected occupations, including metalworking, during the follow-up periods. The associations between skin symptoms and the frequency of metalworking exposures among 676 ECRHS II/SAPALDIA 2 respondents were analysed. Current skin symptoms were reported by 10% of metalworkers and were associated with frequent use of oil-based metalworking fluids and organic solvent/degreasing. The findings justify assessing strategies for reducing the frequency of metal-related exposures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epidemiology; metalworking industry; dermatitis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; Netherlands; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Germany; Spain; degreasing; Italy; eczema; cutting fluids; questionnaire survey; cohort study; Greece |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Switzerland; Germany; Spain; United Kingdom; Greece; Italy; Netherlands; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Metalworking industry
Epidemiology
Skin diseases
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