Adverse skin reactions among healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: a survey in Wuhan and its surrounding regions

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, Beijing, China.
³ National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁵ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Infection Management, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
⁸ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
⁹ Department of Dermatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
¹⁰ Department of Dermatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
¹¹ Department of Dermatology, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
¹² Department of Dermatology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
¹³ Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China.

P Lin et al. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;183(1):190-192.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.19089. Epub 2020 May 10.

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, Beijing, China.
³ National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁵ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Infection Management, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
⁸ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
⁹ Department of Dermatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
¹⁰ Department of Dermatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
¹¹ Department of Dermatology, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
¹² Department of Dermatology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
¹³ Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China.

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