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  • Title: [Prevalence and etiology of occupational dermatoses in workers of railway transport in 1958-1992].
    Author: Suvorov SV.
    Journal: Gig Sanit; 1994 Mar; (3):26-9. PubMed ID: 8020774.
    Abstract:
    Dermatoses are among the most prevalent occupational diseases on the railway transport; in 1961-1975 their share in total morbidity was 40%. The structure of diseases was as follows (%): contact dermatosis 87.4, eczema 6.8, allergic drug-induced dermatitis 1.4, folliculitis, toxicoderma, chemical burns, radial dermatitis and other kinds of dermatosis 0.84. The main causes of diseases were the use of many chemicals in transport processes and of Diesel engines on trains.
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