Occupational skin-disease data in Europe
โ Scribed by Thomas L. Diepgen
- Book ID
- 106101854
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-0131
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The utility of the Supplementary Data System (SDS) compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in conducting surveillance of occupational skin disease was evaluated by examining 14,703 workers' compensation cases reported to the SDS for the year 1981. Combined with state employment denominators
We carried out a follow-up study of employment outcome for 230 workers with a diagnosis of occupational skin disease who were at least 2 years postdiagnosis. Seventyeight percent of the workers were working, but 57% of those working had changed jobs, 67% because of their skin problem. Thirty-one per
## SUMMARY Hairdressers belong to an occupational group that is commonly affected by occupational skin disease, specifically contact dermatitis, which may be allergic or irritant and, less commonly, contact urticaria. Occupational contact dermatitis predominantly affects apprentices, and atopy is a