An outbreak of dermatitis among stevodores.
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This paper describes an outbreak of dermatitis among stevodores at a port handling cement. The cement was imported in bags, and because of breakage, there was much spillage. It was also hot and dusty inside the hatch of the ship, and some of the stevodores worked bare-bodied. Cases of dermatitis began to appear in January 1983 and reached a peak in April 1983, gradually subsiding over the next few months to August 1983. This coincided with the increased tonnage of cement handled at the port.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 40 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985