## SUMMARY Sixteen cases of occupational contact dermatitis to epoxy resins were seen over a 5βyear period. All were men. Six cases worked in the construction industry, two worked as painters, two as engineers, two as car windscreen repairers, and one each worked in a timber yard, a car yard, on a
Allergic contact dermatitis to epoxy resin in ostomy bags
β Scribed by Dr. M. H. Beck; D. Burrows; S. Fregert; S. Mendelsohn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 275 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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