Occupational contact allergy in the building trade in Germany: influence of preventive measures and changing exposure
- 24 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Vol. 84 (4) , 403-411
Abstract
Since 1993, assiduous efforts have been made in Germany to lower the incidence of allergic cement dermatitis by reducing the content of hexavalent chromium (Cr VI). Usage of epoxy resin systems has considerably increased in the building trade in the same period. We analysed data of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) to evaluate the influence of these changing occupational exposures on frequencies of sensitization.Keywords
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