Document ID (ISN) | 109532 |
CIS number |
09-639 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
Year |
2009 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Feveile H., Christensen K.B., Flyvholm M.A. |
Title |
Self-reported occupational skin contact with cleaning agents and the risk of disability pension |
Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2009, Vol.60, No.3, p.131-135. Illus. 20 ref. |
Abstract |
The objective of this study was to investigate and quantify the association between self-reported occupational skin contact with cleaning agents and subsequent transition to disability pension. A sample of 8337 employees between 18 and 59 years of age participated in the Danish Work Environment Cohort Study in 1990, 1995, or 2000. They were followed up regarding disability pension until 2006 using the DREAM register on social transfer payments for all inhabitants in Denmark. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the impact of occupational exposure to cleaning agents on subsequent disability pension. Among women, 11% of the disability pension cases were attributable to exposure to cleaning agents and/or disinfectants, suggesting a potential for prevention of work-related disabilities among the most affected job groups, those exposed to cleaning agents. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; cleaning agents; risk factors; skin diseases; sickness absenteeism |
Descriptors (secondary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; subjective assessment; Denmark; questionnaire survey; computerized data bases; long-term study; sex-linked differences; handicapped workers; cohort study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Denmark |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
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