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Document ID (ISN)109532
CIS number 09-639
ISSN - Serial title 0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis
Year 2009
Convention or series no.
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 ProvinceDenmark
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Skin diseases