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ID (ISN) del documento110377
Número CIS 09-1261
ISSN - Título de la serie 0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis
Año 2009
Número de serie
Autor(es) Baumeister T., Weistenhöfer W., Drexler H., Kütting B.
Título Prevention of work-related skin diseases: Teledermatology as an alternative approach in occupational screenings
Información bibliográfica Oct. 2009, Vol.61, No.4, p.224-230. Illus. 40 ref.
Resumen This cross-sectional study was aimed at determining whether teledermatological examinations were equally sensitive and specific at detecting skin lesions as conventional face-to-face examinations. When examining skin conditions of 100 male wet workers, tele-examinations tended to assess the skin condition more critically than face-to-face examinations. Teledermatological examinations are sufficiently sensitive in detecting early signs of hand eczema, although signs for chronicity may get overestimated. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptores (primarios) material de telecomunicaciones; dermatosis; descripción del procedimiento; fiabilidad; diagnostico
Descriptores (secundarios) trabajadores masculinos; Alemania; humedad de la piel; exámenes dermatológicos; mano; estudio transversal; eczema
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaAlemania
Tema(s) Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Skin diseases