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ID (ISN) del documento62772
Número CIS 94-1259
ISSN - Título de la serie 0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis
Año 1994
Número de serie
Autor(es) Bergqvist U., Wahlberg J.E.
Título Skin symptoms and disease during work with visual display terminals
Información bibliográfica Apr. 1994, Vol.30, No.4, p.197-204. Illus. 19 ref.
Resumen A cross-sectional study of 353 routine office workers was carried out in order to investigate relationships between skin diseases, signs or reported symptoms and work at visual display terminals. There was a tendency for increased occurrence of eczema, nonspecific erythema and symptoms among VDT users compared to non-VDT users. Organizational conditions such as a perceived high work pace, or work load, and inability to take rest breaks were found to be associated with reported skin symptoms and nonspecific erythema. A low relative humidity was associated with a diagnosis of eczema.
Descriptores (primarios) Suecia; dermatosis; efectos dermatológicos; pantallas de visualización; oficinas
Descriptores (secundarios) humedad; organización del trabajo; exámenes dermatológicos; eczema; eritema
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaSuecia
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Industrias y ocupaciones
Navegación por categoria(s) Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Skin diseases