The effectiveness of a skin care program for the prevention of contact dermatitis in health care workers (the Healthy Hands Project): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Health care workers (HCW) are at high risk for developing occupational hand dermatitis (HD) due to frequent exposure to ‘wet work’. Amongst HCWs, nurses are at highest risk, with an estimated point prevalence of HD ranging between 12 and 30%. The burden of disease is high with ch...

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Main Authors: Maryam Soltanipoor, Sanja Kezic, Judith K. Sluiter, Thomas Rustemeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1803-0