| Document ID (ISN) | 73421 |
| CIS number |
99-1282 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Guo Y.L., Wang B., Yeh K.C., Wang J.C., Kao H.H., Wang M.T., Shih H.C., Chen C.J. |
| Title |
Dermatoses in cement workers in southern Taiwan |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1999, Vol.40, No.1, p.1-7. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
A total of 1,147 current regular cement workers were telephone-interviewed about skin problems during the past 12 months, work exposure, and personal protection. Among those interviewed, 166 were examined and patch tested with common contact allergens. A high percentage of cement workers reported skin problems in the past 12 months. More men (13.9%) reported skin problems possibly related to work than women (5.4%). Prevalence was associated with lower use of gloves, duration of work as a cement worker, and more time in jobs involving direct manual handling of cement, especially tiling. On patch testing, construction workers had a high frequency of sensitivity to chromate. It is concluded that cement workers in southern Taiwan had a high prevalence of skin problems related to cement use. Topics: building industry; cobalt; cement; chromates; eczema; irritants; job-exposure relation; length of exposure; occupation disease relation; questionnaire survey; sensitization dermatitis; sex-linked differences; skin diseases; skin tests; Taiwan (China). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
sensitization dermatitis; building industry; cement; skin diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
irritants; cobalt; Taiwan (China); occupation disease relation; eczema; chromates; skin tests; sex-linked differences; length of exposure; job-exposure relation; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Taiwan (China) |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Skin diseases
Cement and concrete
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