Document ID (ISN) | 110379 |
CIS number |
09-1316 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
Year |
2009 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Mälkönen T., Jolanki R., Alanko K., Luukkonen R., Aalto-Korte K., Lauerma A., Susitaival P. |
Title |
A 6-month follow-up study of 1048 patients diagnosed with an occupational skin disease |
Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2009, Vol.61, No.5, p.261-268. 49 ref. |
Abstract |
The objective of this study was to determine the medical and occupational outcome in 1048 patients diagnosed with an occupational skin disease (OSD) at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and to identify the risk factors for the continuation of OSD. Patients examined in 1994-2001 filled out a follow-up questionnaire six months after the diagnosis, at which time the skin disease had healed in 27% of the patients. The risk factors for continuing occupational contact dermatitis were no changes in work, age over 45 years, food-related occupations, respiratory atopy and male sex. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; risk factors; skin diseases |
Descriptors (secondary) |
public OSH institutions; Finland; eczema; change of employment; food industry; questionnaire survey; transfer to other work; age-linked differences; individual susceptibility; work aptitude |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Finland |
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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