| Document ID (ISN) | 32702 |
| CIS number |
80-93 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rose R.C., Parker R.L. |
| Title |
Erythema and conjunctivitis - Outbreak caused by inadvertent exposure to ultraviolet light. |
| Bibliographic information |
14 Sep. 1979, Vol.242, No.11, p.1155-1156. Illus. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
Over a period of 4 months, 58 episodes of erythema (on the face, neck, arms or hands) and conjuntivitis or both occurred in 33 hospital nurses. A germicidal bulb was mistakenly being used as a desk lamp. Removal of the lamp from the nursing station controlled the outbreak. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ultraviolet radiation; conjunctivitis; erythema |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hospitals; case study |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Non-ionizing radiation
Skin diseases
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